Brazilian submarine Tapajó (S33)

Tapajó (S33) was the fourth boat of the Tupi-class submarine of the Brazilian Navy.^[3][4]

S Tapajó
History
Brazil
Name	Tapajó
Namesake	Tapajó
Builder	Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Laid down	August 1992
Launched	5 June 1998
Sponsored by	Anna Maria Maciel
Commissioned	21 December 1999
Decommissioned	11 August 2023[1]
Identification	Callsign: PWTP Pennant number: S-33
Status	Decommissioned 2023
General characteristics
Class & type	Tupi-class submarine
Displacement	1,170 t (1,150 long tons) surfaced 1,460 t (1,440 long tons) submerged
Length	61.2 m (200 ft 9 in)
Beam	6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
Draft	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	4 ×diesel-electric engines 1 × shaft, 4,500 kW (6,100 shp)
Speed	11 kn (20 kilometres per hour; 13 miles per hour) surfaced 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) submerged
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 19 km/h (10 kn) surfaced 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 19 km/h (10 kn) snorkeling 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 7 km/h (4 kn) submerged
Endurance	50 days[2]
Test depth	500 m (1,600 ft)
Complement	30
Armament	8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 14 × torpedoes; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration

Construction and career

The boat was built at Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro and was launched on 5 June 1998 and commissioned on 21 December 1999.^{[citation needed]}

She was decommissioned in 11 August 2023, after 25 years of active service. ^[1]

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