Brazilian frigate Jerônimo de Albuquerque

History
Brazil
NameJerônimo de Albuquerque
NamesakeJerônimo de Albuquerque Maranhão [pt]
Ordered6 March 2020
BuilderThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí
Cost€518 million
Laid down6 June 2024
IdentificationF201
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class and typeTamandaré-class frigate
Displacement3.500 t (3.445 long tons)
Length107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 × RHIBs
Complement136
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Atlas ANCS combat management system
  • Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar
  • Anschütz NautoScan X-band navigation radar
  • Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 medium and long-range tracking radar
  • Safran PASEO XLR extra long-range EO/IR and FCS system
  • SATCOM terminal with SGDC satellite link
  • Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar
  • Hensoldt Mode 5 IFF system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Omnisys MAGE Defensor Mk3 ESM system
  • Terma anti-torpedo decoys
  • Seagnat chaff dispensers
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
NotesSources:[1][2][3][4][5]

Jerônimo de Albuquerque (F201) is a Tamandaré-class stealth frigates under construction for the Brazilian Navy.

History

Jerônimo de Albuquerque is part of a program that 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.[6][7]

The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced on 10 June 2021.[3] 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 with the first steel cut on 1 November 2023.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Navio de guerra da Marinha construído em SC faz parte de projeto bilionário de defesa nacional". G1 (in Portuguese). 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Brasil coloca la quilla de la fragata Jerônimo de Albuquerque F-201, la segunda de la clase Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 7 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese).
  7. ^ "Segundo o site Alide, navios da classe Tamandaré já têm nome". Poder Naval (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ Storto, Margarete (6 June 2024). "Batimento de Quilha do segundo navio marca avanço no Programa Fragatas Classe Tamandaré". thyssenkrupp (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 7 June 2024.
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