The Niterói-class frigates are a class of frigates of the Brazilian Navy.
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Class overview |
Name | Niterói class, Mk10 |
Builders | Vosper Thornycroft, Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro |
Operators | Brazilian Navy |
Built | 1975–1986 |
Completed | 7 |
Active | 6 |
Retired | 1 |
General characteristics |
Type | Frigate |
Displacement |
- 3,355 tons standard
- 3,707 tons full load
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Length | 129.2 m (423 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in) |
Draught | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
Installed power | |
Propulsion | Combined diesel or gas, two shafts |
Speed |
- 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (maximum)
- 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesels only)
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Range |
- 5,300 nautical miles (9,800 km; 6,100 mi) at 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
- 4,200 nautical miles (7,800 km; 4,800 mi) at 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph)
- 1,300 nautical miles (2,400 km; 1,500 mi) at 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
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Endurance | 45 days |
Complement | 217 |
Sensors and processing systems |
- Before modernization:
- AWS2 air search radar
- ZW-06 surface search radar
- 2 × RTN-10X fire control radar (not in F42/43)
- EDO-610E hull-mounted sonar
- EDO-700E variable-depth sonar (not in F42/43)
- Computer-Aided Action Information System (CAAIS)
- After modernization:
- RAN-20S air search radar
- Terma 'Scanter Mil' surface search radar
- 2 × RTN-30X fire control radar
- Saab EOS-400 optronic director
- upgraded EDO-610E hull mounted sonar
- SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
- Before modernization:
- RDL-2/3 ESM
- Two 12 × 102 mm rocket launchers
- After modernization:
- Cutlass B1W ESM
- ET/SQL-1 ECM
- Two 12×102 mm rocket launchers
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Armament | |
Aircraft carried | |
Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
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