Brazilian frigate Tamandaré

For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian ship Tamandaré.

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

Tamandaré
History
Brazil
Name	Tamandaré
Namesake	Marquis of Tamandaré
Ordered	6 March 2020
Builder	ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí
Cost	$555 million
Laid down	24 March 2023
Launched	9 August 2024
Sponsored by	Vera Brennand
Identification	F200
Status	Fitting out
General characteristics
Class & type	Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement	3.500 t (3.445 long 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	4 × Caterpillar C32 diesel generators 1,417 kW each
Propulsion	CODAD 4 × MAN V12 28/33D 5,460 kW (7,320 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers Total output: 21,280 kW (28,540 shp)
Speed	Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) Economy: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIBs
Complement	136
Sensors & processing systems	Systems: Atlas ANCS combat management system Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system SATCOM system Radars: Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar Anschütz NSX X-band navigation radar Sonar: Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar Fire control radars: Thales STIR 1.2 EO fire control radar Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical system
Electronic warfare & decoys	SIGINT/ESM suite: Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system Countermeasures: Terma decoy launching system
Armament	Missiles: 12-cell VLS firing up to 48 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles (quad-packed cells)[1][2][a] 2 × quad canisters for 8 MANSUP anti-ship missiles[4] Torpedoes: 2 × triple Mark 54 torpedo tubes Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid naval gun 1 × Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS 2 × Sea Defender 12.7 mm RCWS 2 × General purpose machine guns or 0.50 calibre heavy machine guns
Aircraft carried	S-70B Seahawk[b] or H225M[c] ScanEagle
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
Notes	Sources:[5][6][7][8][9]

History

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.^[10][11]

The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced in 10 June 2021.^[7] 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.^[5]

The vessel was launched on 9 August 2024 by Lady Vera Brennand, wife of Defense Minister José Múcio.^[12] It is the fourth vessel in the Brazilian Navy's history to be named after Admiral Joaquim Marques Lisboa, the Marquis of Tamandaré.^[13]

Notes

1. Fitted to hold land-attack and anti-ship missiles^[3]
2. armed with Penguin anti-ship missiles, or Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedoes
3. armed with Exocet anti-ship missiles