 Artist's rendering of the future Tamandaré class
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Brazil | |
| Name | Cunha Moreira |
| Namesake | Luís da Cunha Moreira [pt] |
| Ordered | 6 March 2020[1] |
| Builder | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí |
| Cost | €500 million[3] |
| Identification | F202 |
| Status | Ordered[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Guided-missile frigate |
| Displacement | 3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short tons)[4] |
| Length | 107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)[4] |
| Beam | 16 m (52 ft 6 in)[4] |
| Draught | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)[4] |
| Installed power | |
| Propulsion | CODAD |
| Speed | 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) maximum speed[4] |
| Range | 5,000 nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi)[4] |
| Complement | 136[6] |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter |
| Notes | Sources:[4][6][7][8][9] |
Cunha Moreira (F202) will be the third Tamandaré-class stealth guided-missile frigate for the Brazilian Navy.
History
Cunha Moreira is part of a program that was created in 2017 with the main purpose of replacing the Niterói-class frigates in operation since 1975 and the Type 22s acquired second-hand from the UK in the 1990s.[10][11][7]
References
- ^ "Marinha realiza Cerimônia de Assinatura do Contrato de Construção das Fragatas Classe Tamandaré". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 5 March 2020.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVO: Marinha já planeja a quinta Tamandaré". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 28 December 2019.
- ^ "Marinha compra quatro fragatas por R$ 9,1 bilhões". UOL (in Portuguese). 4 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
- ^ "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Projeto Classe Tamandaré: Marinha do Brasil seleciona a melhor oferta". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 28 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Classe Corveta Tamandaré - As corvetas podem virar fragatas". Defesa Net (in Portuguese). 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Segundo o site Alide, navios da classe Tamandaré já têm nome". Poder Naval (in Portuguese).
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