Brazilian frigate Cunha Moreira

History
Brazil
Name	Cunha Moreira
Namesake	Luís da Cunha Moreira [pt]
Ordered	6 March 2020
Builder	ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí
Cost	€500 million
Identification	F202
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type	Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement	3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short tons)
Length	107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Installed power	27,508 kW (36,889 shp)
Propulsion	CODAD:; 4 × MAN V12 28/33D 5,460 kW (7,320 hp) each; 4 × Caterpillar C32 1,417 kW (1,900 hp) each; 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers;
Speed	25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × RHIB
Complement	136
Sensors and ; processing systems	Radars:; Hensoldt TRS-4D Active electronically scanned array multi-function radar; Anschuetz NX navigation radar; Electro-optical sensors:; Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 fire-control radar; Safran PASEO XLR observation radar; Sonars:; Atlas ASO 713 hull mounted sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	SIGINT/ESM suite:; Omnisys MAGE Defensor Mk3 electronic support measures; Decoys:; 2 × 12-barrelled Terma 130 mm decoy launchers; Seagnat chaff dispensers;
Armament	Missiles:; 12-cell Vertical launching system for up to 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles; 8 × MANSUP anti-ship missiles; Guns:; 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid naval gun; 1 × Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS; 2 × Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS; Torpedoes:; 2 × triple Mark 54 lightweight torpedo launchers;
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk; 1 × ScanEagle UAV;
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
Notes	Sources:

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.^[7]^[8]^[4]

References

^ "Realizado o corte da primeira chapa de aço da Fragata 'Cunha Moreira'". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 14 November 2024.
^ "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
^ "Navio de guerra da Marinha construído em SC faz parte de projeto bilionário de defesa nacional". G1 (in Portuguese). 8 August 2024.
^ ^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.
^ "Brasil coloca la quilla de la fragata Jerônimo de Albuquerque F-201, la segunda de la clase Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 7 June 2024.
^ "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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[1] "Realizado o corte da primeira chapa de aço da Fragata 'Cunha Moreira'". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 14 November 2024.

[Laid_down_F200-2] "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.

[Characteristics_2-3] "Navio de guerra da Marinha construído em SC faz parte de projeto bilionário de defesa nacional". G1 (in Portuguese). 8 August 2024.

[Characteristics_3-4] "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.

[class_UAV-5] "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.

[Specifications-6] "Brasil coloca la quilla de la fragata Jerônimo de Albuquerque F-201, la segunda de la clase Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 7 June 2024.

[Projeto_Marinha-7] "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese).

[ships_names-8] "Segundo o site Alide, navios da classe Tamandaré já têm nome". Poder Naval (in Portuguese).

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History

Brazil
Name	Cunha Moreira
Namesake	Luís da Cunha Moreira^[pt]
Ordered	6 March 2020
Builder	ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí
Cost	€500 million
Identification	F202
Status	Under construction^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement	3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short tons)
Length	107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Installed power	27,508 kW (36,889 shp)
Propulsion	CODAD: 4 × MAN V12 28/33D 5,460 kW (7,320 hp) each 4 × Caterpillar C32 1,417 kW (1,900 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers
Speed	25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIB
Complement	136
Sensors and processing systems	Radars: Hensoldt TRS-4D Active electronically scanned array multi-function radar Anschuetz NX navigation radar Electro-optical sensors: Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 fire-control radar Safran PASEO XLR observation radar Sonars: Atlas ASO 713 hull mounted sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	SIGINT/ESM suite: Omnisys MAGE Defensor Mk3 electronic support measures Decoys: 2 × 12-barrelled Terma 130 mm decoy launchers Seagnat chaff dispensers
Armament	Missiles: 12-cell Vertical launching system for up to 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles 8 × MANSUP anti-ship missiles Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid naval gun 1 × Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS 2 × Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS Torpedoes: 2 × triple Mark 54 lightweight torpedo launchers
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk 1 × ScanEagle UAV
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
Notes	Sources:^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]