Brazilian submarine Tupi

Tupi (S30) is the lead boat of the Tupi-class submarine of the Brazilian Navy.^[2][3]

S Tupi
History
Brazil
Name	Tupi
Namesake	Tupi
Builder	Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
Laid down	8 March 1985
Launched	28 April 1987
Commissioned	6 May 1989
Identification	Pennant number: S-30
Status	Active
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[1]
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 Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft in Germany and was launched on 28 April 1987 and commissioned on 6 May 1989.

Gallery

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  S Tupi during her sea trial in 1988
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  S Tupi on 11 December 2020