Brazilian frigate Defensora (F-41)

	F Defensora
History
Brazil
Name	Defensora
Namesake	Defensora
Operator	Brazilian Navy
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	27 March 1975
Christened	14 December 1972
Commissioned	3 March 1977
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	Pennant number: F-41
Motto	Dum defendo, oppugno; (As long as I defend, I attack); A Deusa; (The Goddess);
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Niterói-class frigate
Displacement	3,200 tons standard, 3,800 tons full load
Length	129.2 m (424 ft)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG; 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines 56,000 hp (42,000 kW); 4 MTU diesel engines 18,000 hp (13,000 kW);
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (22 knots diesels only)
Range	5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) max
Endurance	45 days
Complement	209
Armament	2 × double launchers for MM-40 Exocet anti-ship missiles; 1 × Albatros octuple launcher for Aspide Mod7 anti-aircraft missiles; 1 × Vickers 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mk 8 gun; 2 × single BAE Systems Bofors Trinity Mk 3 anti-aircraft turrets; 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes; Double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rocket launcher;
Aircraft carried	1 Westland Super Lynx Mk.21A (locally designated as AH-11A) or 1 Eurocopter AS-350/355 Squirrel (locally assembled by Helibrás as UH-12/UH-13 'Esquilo')
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar

F Defensora (F-41) is a Niterói-class frigate of the Brazilian Navy. The Defensora was the second ship of her class ordered by the Brazilian Navy, on 20 September 1970. Defensora was launched on 14 December 1972, and was commissioned on 3 March 1977.^[1]

History

F Defensora was modernized in June 2000, receiving improvements particularly in the sensor and armament systems, returning to active service in August 2003. Afterwards the vessel is proudly nicknamed “The Goddess” for its crew.^[1]

The Navy Arsenal of Rio de Janeiro carried out, on 13 July, the shipment of the last two propulsion engines in the Defensora, submitted to the W6 review, anticipating the goal by 15 days of the predicted. The event is an important milestone in the General Maintenance Period (PMG) of the ship, which, in 2017, was selected as one of the priority projects of the Navy.^[2]

Gallery

F Defensora Gallery
Defensora underway on 22 November 2005.
Defensora moored next to F Independência on 31 May 2008 in George, South Africa.
Defensora moored next to F Independência on 31 May 2008 in George, South Africa.

References

^ ^a ^b "NGB - Fragata Defensora - F 41". www.naval.com.br. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC (1 April 1993). "Department of the Navy FY 1994 Budget Estimates. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve. Justification of Estimates Submitted to Congress April 1993". Fort Belvoir, VA. doi:10.21236/ada265061. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links

In depth history of Defensora

[auto-1] "NGB - Fragata Defensora - F 41". www.naval.com.br. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

[2] DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY WASHINGTON DC (1 April 1993). "Department of the Navy FY 1994 Budget Estimates. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve. Justification of Estimates Submitted to Congress April 1993". Fort Belvoir, VA. doi:10.21236/ada265061. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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History
F Defensora
Brazil
Name	Defensora
Namesake	Defensora
Operator	Brazilian Navy
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	27 March 1975
Christened	14 December 1972
Commissioned	3 March 1977
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	Pennant number: F-41
Motto	Dum defendo, oppugno (As long as I defend, I attack) A Deusa (The Goddess)
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Niterói-class frigate
Displacement	3,200 tons standard, 3,800 tons full load
Length	129.2 m (424 ft)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft)
Propulsion	2 shaft CODOG 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines 56,000 hp (42,000 kW) 4 MTU diesel engines 18,000 hp (13,000 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (22 knots diesels only)
Range	5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph) max
Endurance	45 days
Complement	209
Armament	2 × double launchers for MM-40 Exocet anti-ship missiles 1 × Albatros octuple launcher for Aspide Mod7 anti-aircraft missiles 1 × Vickers 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mk 8 gun 2 × single BAE Systems Bofors Trinity Mk 3 anti-aircraft turrets 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes Double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rocket launcher
Aircraft carried	1 Westland Super Lynx Mk.21A (locally designated as AH-11A) or 1 Eurocopter AS-350/355 Squirrel (locally assembled by Helibrás as UH-12/UH-13 'Esquilo')
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar