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This is a list of active Brazilian Navy ships. The Navy has approximately 134 ships in commission, including 39 auxiliary ships. 9 frigates/corvettes, 5 conventional attack submarines and 1 helicopter carrier. This list presents only the major combatant and auxiliary vessels in active service and in construction.
The Brazilian Navy formed a fleet of ships led by the cruiser Rio Grande Do Sul, including destroyers Mato Grosso, Pará and Sergipe. During the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932, the cruiser Rio Grande do Sul became the first Brazilian Navy ship to shoot down an aircraft, in this case a Constitutionalist Curtiss Falcon on September 24, 1932 ...
NAM Atlântico (A140) (previously PHM Atlântico (A140)) is an amphibious helicopter carrier and current flagship of the Brazilian Navy. Originally constructed in the United Kingdom for service with the Royal Navy as a landing platform helicopter, she was commissioned on 30 September 1998 as HMS Ocean, serving until being decommissioned on 27 March 2018, and then commissioned into service with ...
Armament. 1 × 30 mm DS30M cannon. 2 × 25 mm guns. 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns. Aviation facilities. 20 m (66 ft) flight deck [1] The Amazonas class comprises three offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) built by VT Shipbuilding (now BAE Systems Surface Ships ). The ships entered service with the Brazilian Navy during 2012 and 2013.
Tamandaré. -class frigate. The Tamandaré class is a class of stealth frigates operated by the Brazilian Navy, based on the MEKO family of warships. The project was developed by the Águas Azuis consortium, composed of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Embraer Defense & Security. [ 7]
A. Aircraft carriers of the Brazilian Navy (2 C, 1 P) Amphibious warfare vessels of the Brazilian Navy (4 C, 6 P) Auxiliary ships of the Brazilian Navy (1 C, 15 P)
Cisne Branco. Cisne Branco is a tall ship of the Brazilian Navy based at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to diplomatic operations worldwide. The name means "white swan." It is a full-rigged ship built in Amsterdam, Netherlands by Damen Shipyard. Her keel was laid on 9 November 1998, and she was christened and launched on 4 August 1999, delivered to the ...
Brazilian frigate. Tamandaré. Tamandaré (F200) is the lead ship of the Tamandaré -class stealth guided-missile frigates under construction for the Brazilian Navy.