Tonelero (S42) is the third unit of Riachuelo-class submarine built for the Brazilian Navy by ICN in Itaguaí, and DCNS.
 Launch of Tonelero
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| History | |
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 Brazil | |
| Name | Tonelero |
| Namesake | Battle of the Tonelero Pass |
| Ordered | 23 December 2008[1][2] |
| Builder | ICN, Madeira Island, Itaguaí |
| Laid down | 13 January 2015[3] |
| Launched | 27 March 2024[4] |
| Sponsored by | Rosângela Lula da Silva |
| Homeport | Madeira Island |
| Identification | Pennant number: S42 |
| Status | In sea trials |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Riachuelo-class submarine |
| Displacement | 1,900 t (1,900 long tons) |
| Length | 70.62 m (231 ft 8 in) |
| Beam | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
| Test depth | 400 m (1,300 ft) |
| Complement | 32 |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Notes | Sources:[5][6][7][8][9] |
The Brazilian boats are larger in length, tonnage and cargo capacity compared to the original French project. The Brazilian version are 70.62 m (231 ft 8 in) and 1,900 tons, compared to the original Scorpènes that are 61.7 m (202 ft 5 in) and 1,565 tons.[10]
Program history
editIn 2008, Brazil purchased four enlarged Scorpènes for USD 10 billion with a total technology transfer agreement and a second agreement to develop the first Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine, Álvaro Alberto. The hull of Riachuelo was laid down at Cherbourg, France on 27 May 2010 and it was jumboized at the Brazilian Navy Shipyard in Itaguaí in late 2012.[2]
The first submarine Riachuelo was launched on 14 December 2018, and began sea trials in September 2019,[11] the Humaitá was launched on 11 December 2020.
Namesake
editTonelero is the second boat of the Brazilian Navy to receive this name, in honor of a military operation, which took place during the Platine War.[12]
The other boat were:
- S Tonelero (S21) - Submarine of the Oberon class. (1971–2004)
References
edit- ^ "DECRETO Nº 8.630, DE 30 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2015". Brazil Gov. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b Nicolas von Kospot (2 June 2010). "First Steel Cut for Brazilian Submarine Programme". www.defpro.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "Nuclep entrega nova seção do Submarino Tonelero". ABINDE. 28 June 2017.
- ^ "Tonelero: saiba como é o submarino lançado por Lula e Macron no RJ". G1. 27 March 2024.
- ^ "PROSUB: NUCLEP e ICN avançam na construção do Submarino Nuclear Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Poder Naval. 2 August 2019.
- ^ "Submarino Nuclear Brasileiro" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ Luiz Padilha (5 December 2012). "SBr – Submarino 'Riachuelo' (S-40)". Defesa Aérea & Naval. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Programa Nuclear da Marinha" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ Joao Paulo Zeitoun Moralez (2 September 2021). "La Marina de Brasil incorpora el primer submarino de la Clase Riachuelo". Pucara Defensa.
- ^ "Submarino Riachuelo inicia provas de mar" (in Portuguese). Poder Naval. 25 September 2019.
- ^ "NAVIOS DE GUERRA BRASILEIROS - 1822 - Hoje" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 December 2020.
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