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Frigate Tamandare (F200)

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Classification

Ship class:
Tamandare-class frigates (MEKO A100)
Type:
Frigate

Basic information

Operator:
Brazilian NavyBrazilian Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
3,500 t
Length:
107.2 m
Beam:
16 m
Draft:
5.2 m

Machine

Propulsion system:
CODAD
Propulsion:
  • 4 * MAN 12V 28/33 DSTC diesel engines, 7320 h.p. each
  • 4 * Caterpillar C32
Speed:
25 knots
Range:
5,500 nmi

Personnel

Complement:
130

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • Atlas ANCS combat management system
  • Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar
  • Anschütz NSX X-band navigation radar
  • Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar
  • Thales STIR 1.2 EO fire control radar
  • Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical system
  • Identification Friend or Foe system
  • SATCOM system
  • Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system
  • Terma C-Guard decoy launching system
Armament:
  • 12-cell VLS for 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles
  • 8 MANSUP anti-ship missiles
  • 2 * triple Mark 54 torpedo tubes
  • 1 * Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun
  • 1 * Sea Snake 30 mm gun
  • 2 * Sea Defender 12.7 mm guns
  • 2 * General purpose machine guns or 0.50 calibre heavy machine guns
Aircraft:
  • 1 * S-70B Seahawk or H225M
  • drones ScanEagle

Tamandaré (F200) is the lead ship of the Tamandaré-class stealth frigates for the Brazilian Navy.

The program 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.

The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced in 10 June 2021. The boat is under construction by the Águas Azuis consortium composed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and the Ministry of Defence, at the Brazilian city of Itajaí since 24 March 2023.

The vessel was launched on 9 August 2024 by Lady Vera Brennand, wife of Defense Minister José Múcio. It is the fourth vessel in the Brazilian Navy's history to be named after Admiral Joaquim Marques Lisboa, the Marquis of Tamandaré.

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