BRAZILIAN NAVY

The 'Brazilian Navy' (Portuguese: ''Marinha do Brasil'') is the navy of Brazil. It is the largest navy in Latin America, with a 27,307-ton aircraft carrier, the NAeL ''São Paulo'' (formerly FS ''Foch'' of the French Navy), some American and British-built frigates, a few locally-built corvettes, coastal diesel-electric submarines and many other river and coastal patrol craft.
The Brazilian Navy also includes the Brazilian Marine Corps (''Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais''). The Marine Corps is composed of an operational brigade and some guard and ceremonial duty battalions. All told, the Brazilian Marine Corps numbers about 14,600 Marines (2004). There is also a naval aviation arm, with about 1,150 members (2004). Of about 48,600 members of the Brazilian Navy, about 3,200 are conscripts (2004).
Brazil has committed nearly USD$500 million towards the goal of producing an indigenous nuclear propulsion system for submarines over the next eight years. This project is managed by the Brazilian Navy.^[1]

Contents

History

Mission

Comparison chart

Naval fleet

Aircraft inventory

References

Notes

See also

External links

History

A navy was assembled immediately after Pedro I of Brazil declared independence from Portugal in September 1822. These naval forces were then used in the Brazilian War of Independence, which had begun a year earlier. The navy would later figure in the Cisplatine War; the River Plate conflicts; the Paraguayan War; both World War I and World War II; and in the sporadic civil conflicts that would mark Brazil's history.
In the initial decades following independence, the country had maintained a modest naval presence. In 1860, the fleet consisted of eight paddle steamers, seven screw sloops, six frigates and corvettes, and 14 smaller vessels. During the Paraguayan War, several ironclads were purchased from the United Kingdom and France.
After the losses of the 1893 naval rebellion, very little naval expansion occurred until the 1905 naval program was initiated. It was then that Brazil acquired two of the most powerful and advanced dreadnoughts of the day. These vessels, of the Minas Gerais class battleship, were the last battleships of the Brazilian Navy.

Mission

In addition to the roles of a traditional navy, the Brazilian Navy also carries out the role of organizing the Merchant Navy and other operational safety missions traditionally conducted by a coast guard. Other roles include:

★ Providing riverine and brown water security;

★ Contribute to the formulation and conduction of country-wide sea policies;

★ Implement sea-related laws and regulations and inspect their fulfillment in the sea and in the inland waters.

Comparison chart

Naval fleet

The Brazilian Navy has 89 ships in commission, and others in construction, process of acquisition, and modernization in 2007.

! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Vessel
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Class
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service^[2]
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
|-----
!colspan=6 bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|Aircraft carriers
|-----
| A-12 São Paulo
|
| Clemenceau class aircraft carrier
| ''Clemenceau class''
| 1
| In the past Foch (R 99)
|-----
!colspan=6 bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|Submarines
|-----
| S-30 Tupi
|
| Type 209 submarine
| ''Tupi class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[3]
|----
| S-31 Tamoio
| /
| Type 209 submarine
| ''Tupi class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[3]
|----
| S-32 Timbira
| /
| Type 209 submarine
| ''Tupi class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[3]
|----
| S-33 Tapajó
| /
| Type 209 submarine
| ''Tupi class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[3]
|----
| S-34 Tikuna
|
| Type 209 submarine^[7]
| ''Tikuna class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[3]
|----
| S-35
|

| U214 submarine^[9]
| ?
| 0
| 1 unit ordered
|----
!colspan=6 bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|Frigates
|----
| F-46 Greenhalgh
|
| Type 22 frigate
| ''Greenhalgh class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[10]
|----
| F-47 Dodsworth
|
| Type 22 frigate
| ''Greenhalgh class''
| 1
| in reserve
|----
| F-48 Bosisio
|
| Type 22 frigate
| ''Greenhalgh class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[10]
|----
| F-49 Rademaker
|
| Type 22 frigate
| ''Greenhalgh class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[10]
|----
| D-27 Pará
|
| Garcia class frigate
| ''Pará class''
| 1
|
|----
| F-40 Niterói
|
| Niteroi class frigate
| ''Niterói class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| F-41 Defensora
|
| Niteroi class frigate
| ''Niterói class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| F-42 Constituição
|
| Niteroi class frigate
| ''Niterói class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| F-43 Liberal
|
| Niteroi class frigate
| ''Niterói class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| F-44 Independência
|
| Niteroi class frigate
| ''Niterói class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| F-45 União
|
| Niteroi class frigate
| ''Niterói class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
!colspan=6 bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|Corvettes
|----
| V-30 Inhaúma
|
| Inhaúma class corvette
| ''Inhaúma class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| V-31 Jaceguai
|
| Inhaúma class corvette
| ''Inhaúma class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| V-32 Júlio de Noronha
|
| Inhaúma class corvette
| ''Inhaúma class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| V-33 Frontim
|
| Inhaúma class corvette
| ''Inhaúma class''
| 1
| weapons upgrade^[13]
|----
| V-34 Barroso
|
| Barroso class corvette
| ''Barroso class''
| 0
| 1 unit ordered
|----
!colspan=6 bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|Mine warfare
|----
| M-15 Aratu
|
| Minesweeper ship
| ''Aratu class''
| 1
|
|----
| M-16 Anhatomirim
|
| Minesweeper ship
| ''Aratu class''
| 1
|
|----
| M-17 Atalaia
|
| Minesweeper ship
| ''Aratu class''
| 1
|
|----
| M-18 Araçatuba
|
| Minesweeper ship
| ''Aratu class''
| 1
|
|----
| M-19 Abrolhos
|
| Minesweeper ship
| ''Aratu class''
| 1
|
|----
| M-20 Albardão
|
| Minesweeper ship
| ''Aratu class''
| 1
|
|----
!colspan=6 bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|Amphibious
|----
| G-28 Mattoso Maia
|
| Tank landing ship
| ''Mattoso Maia class''
| 1
|
|----
| G-30 Ceará
|
| Dock landing ship
| ''Ceará class''
| 1
|
|----
| G-31 Rio de Janeiro
|
| Dock landing ship
| ''Ceará class''
| 1
|
|----
!colspan=6 bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|Patrol vessels
|----
| Bracuí PCC
|
| River class patrol vessel
| ''Bracuí class''
| 4
|
|----
| Imperial Marinheiro PCO
|
| Offshore patrol vessel
| ''Imperial Marinheiro class''
| 9
|
|----
| Grajaú PCO
|
| Offshore patrol vessel
| ''Grajaú class''
| 10
|
|----
| Piratini PGM
|
| Patrol gunboat
| ''Piratini class''
| 6
|
|----
| Tracker PCI
|
| Coastal patrol vessel
| ''J Class''
| 16
|
|----
| Roraima
|
| River patrol vessel
| ''Roraima class''
| 3
|
|----
| Pedro Teixeira
|
| River patrol vessel
| ''Pedro Teixeira class''
| 2
|
|----
!colspan=6 bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|Auxiliaries
|----
| U-20 Cisne Branco
|
| Sailing frigate
| ''Cisne Branco class''
| 1
|
|----
| U-27 Brasil
|
| School ship
| ''Mk10 mod. class''
| 1
|
|----
| K-11 Felinto Perry
|
| Submarine rescue ship
| ''Felinto Perry class''
|1
|
|----
| G-23 Alte. Gastão Motta
|
| Tanker ship
| ''Alte. Gastão Motta class''
| 1
|
|----
| G-27 Marajó
|
| Tanker ship
| ''Marajó class''
| 1
|
|----
| G-17 Potengi
|
| Tanker ship
| ''Potengi class''
| 1
|
|----
| G-21 Ary Parreiras
|
| Troop transport ship
| ''Custódio de Mello class''
| 1
|
|----
| U-15 Pará
|
| Auxiliary ship
| ''Pará class''
| 1
|
|----
| R-21 Tritão
|
| Salvage and rescue ship
| ''Triunfo class''
| 1
|
|----
| R-22 Tridente
|
| Salvage and rescue ship
| ''Triunfo class''
| 1
|
|----
| R-23 Triunfo
|
| Salvage and rescue ship
| ''Triunfo class''
| 1
|
|----
| R-24 Alte. Guilhem
|
| Salvage and rescue ship
| ''Alte. Guilhem class''
| 1
|
|----
| R-25 Alte. Guillobel
|
| Salvage and rescue ship
| ''Ate. Guilhem class''
| 1
|
|----
| R-26 Trindade
|
| Salvage and rescue ship
| ''Trindade class''
| 1
|
|----
| U-17 Parnaíba
|
| Monitor ship
| ''Parnaíba class''
| 1
|
|----
| U-16 Dr. Montenegro
|
| Hospital ship
| ''Dr. Montenegro class''
| 1
|
|----
| U-18 Oswaldo Cruz
|
| Hospital ship
| ''Dr. Montenegro class''
| 1
|
|----
| U-19 Carlos Chagas
|
| Hospital ship
| ''Dr. Montenegro class''
| 1
|
|----
| H-44 Ary Rongel
|
| Icebreaker
| ''Ary Rongel class''
| 1
|
|----
| H-40 Antares
|
| Oceanographic research vessel
| ''Antares class''
| 1
|
|----
| H-21 Sirius
|
| Research vessel
| ''Sirius class''
| 1
|
|----
| H-35 Amorim do Valle
|
| Small patrol corvette
| ''River class''
| 1
|
|----
| H-36 Taurus
|
| Small patrol corvette
| ''Argus class''
| 1
|
|----
| H-37 Garnier Sampaio
|
| Small patrol corvette
| ''River class''
| 1
|
|----
| NGB
|
| Lightvessel
| ''Alte. Graça Aranha class''
| 6
|
|}

Aircraft inventory

The Navy operates 94 aircraft in 2007, with all but the A-4 Skyhawks being helicopters.

! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Origin
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Type
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Versions
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|In service^[23]
! style="text-align: left; background: #aacccc;"|Notes
|-----
| Bell 206
|
| utility helicopter
| 206B
| 18
|
|-----
| Eurocopter Cougar
|
| transport helicopter
| AS 332F
AS 532
| 5
2
|
|-----
| Eurocopter Fennec
|
| utility helicopter
| AS 355F2
| 9
|
|-----
| Helibras HB 350
| /
| utility helicopter
| HB 350B
| 18
|
|-----
| McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk
|
| attack
lead-in trainer
| AF-1 (A-4KU)
AF-1A (TA-4KU)
| 20
3
| Former Kuwait Air Force aircraft.
|-----
| Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King
| /
| anti-submarine helicopter
| ASH-3B
SH-3A
| 4
3
|
|-----
| Westland Super Lynx
|
| anti-submarine helicopter
| HAS Mk.21A
| 13
|
|}

References

Notes

1. Lula guarantees R$ 1 billion for the Navy to conclude nuclear project for submarines Agência Brasil. July 10, 2007.
2. "Brazilian Navy Equipment", The Military Balance, ''GlobalSecurity.org'', May 04 2007.
3. Tigerfish Mk 21 Mod 1 torpedoes will be replaced by Mk48A6 AT or DM2A4.
4. Tigerfish Mk 21 Mod 1 torpedoes will be replaced by Mk48A6 AT or DM2A4.
5. Tigerfish Mk 21 Mod 1 torpedoes will be replaced by Mk48A6 AT or DM2A4.
6. Tigerfish Mk 21 Mod 1 torpedoes will be replaced by Mk48A6 AT or DM2A4.
7. The submarine ''Tikuna'' is a modified version of the German-designed Type 209 submarine, and was constructed by the Armory of the Brazilian Navy in Rio De Janeiro, [1].
8. Tigerfish Mk 21 Mod 1 torpedoes will be replaced by Mk48A6 AT or DM2A4.
9. For the Brazilian S35 program, Germany will provide the technology of the “U214” submarine developed for the HDW.[2]
10. Upgrading to MM40 missiles.
11. Upgrading to MM40 missiles.
12. Upgrading to MM40 missiles.
13. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
14. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
15. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
16. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
17. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
18. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
19. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
20. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
21. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
22. Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.
23. "World Military Aircraft Inventory", Aerospace Source Book 2007, ''Aviation Week & Space Technology'', January 15 2007.

See also

★ Brazilian Army

★ Brazilian Air Force

★ Military history of Brazil

★ Military ranks of Brazil

★ Brazil and weapons of mass destruction

External links

★ Official website

★ Brazilian Fighting Ships

★ Global Security profile

★ History of World's Navy's - Ships of the Brazilian Navy

★ History of VF-1 "Falcões" (Hawks) in the Brazilian Navy

★ Brazilian naval flags

★ Base Militar Web Magazine's Brazilian military aircraft data base

★ Military Orders and Medals from Brazil ('Portuguese')

★ Poder Naval OnLine - warships, naval aviation and related information

★ Hazegray - World Navies Today (outdated)

★ Battleships

★ Carriers