Jerônimo de Albuquerque (F201) is a Tamandaré-class stealth guided-missile frigate under construction for the Brazilian Navy.
| History | |
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 Brazil | |
| Name | Jerônimo de Albuquerque |
| Namesake | Jerônimo de Albuquerque Maranhão [pt] |
| Ordered | 6 March 2020 |
| Builder | ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí |
| Cost | €518 million |
| Laid down | 6 June 2024 |
| Identification | F201 |
| 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) |
| Propulsion |
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| 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 |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × S-70B Seahawk multi-mission helicopter, 1 × ScanEagle UAV |
| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter |
| Notes | Sources:[1][2][3][4][5] |
History
editJerônimo de Albuquerque 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.[6][7]
The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced on 10 June 2021.[3] 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 with the first steel cut on 1 November 2023.[8]
References
edit- ^ "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).
- ^ Storto, Margarete (6 June 2024). "Batimento de Quilha do segundo navio marca avanço no Programa Fragatas Classe Tamandaré". thyssenkrupp (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.
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