Madeira Island Submarine Base

Madeira Island Submarine Base, commonly shortened BSIM is a submarine base of the Brazilian Navy, located in Itaguaí, Brazil.

Madeira Island Submarine Base
Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira
Itaguaí, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
Site information
Type	Navy base
Controlled by	Brazilian Navy
Open to the public	No
Location
BSIM Location in Brazil
Coordinates	22°51′7″S 43°46′30″W
Site history
In use	2020-present[1]
Garrison information
Occupants	Brazilian Submarine Force Command

History

The BSIM was conceived in order to receive the construction of the new submarines of the Navy and to serve as the headquarters of the company Itaguaí Construções Navais.^[2][1]

The first Brazilian Scorpène class submarine Riachuelo (S40), was launched on 14 December 2018,^[3] with the Humaitá (S41) on 11 December 2020.^[4] The construction of the submarines Tonelero (S42) and Almirante Karam (S43) started in 2017 and 2018 respectively.^[5] Since 2018, the base is home of the construction of the Brazilian nuclear submarine Álvaro Alberto.^[6] On 12 July 2021, the Navy transferred the Brazilian Submarine Force Command (ComForS) to the site.^[7]

See also

• Future of the Brazilian Navy
• List of Brazilian military bases
• Submarine Development Program