Location of the keel under the second Brazilian MEASURANT Jerônimo de Albuquerque

On June 6, Estaleiro Brasil Sul shipyard in Itajaí, the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina laid a keel of frigata Jerônimo de Albuquerque (F-201). It is the second Tamandaré type unit built for the Navy of the Federal Republic of Brazil (Marinha do Brasil).

frigates of the type Tamandaré They are based on the proven German MEKO A100 project (MEhrzweck-Combination). Ships are formed under the Corveta Classe Tamandaré (CCG) programme conducted by the consortium of Águas Azuis, composed of Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) companies from Germany and local Embraer Defense & Security and ATECH Business in Technologies. The program includes the construction of four frigates, of which Jerônimo de Albuquerque is the second unit. The US$1.6 billion deal was concluded on 5 March 2020.

Units are characterized by modularity of arms, electronics and other essential equipment. The modular system allows you to easily adapt the frigate to the specific operational needs of the fleet, facilitates servicing and reduces purchase and maintenance costs.

The tamandaré frigate shall be armed with:

• Air Defense System MBDA Sea Ceptor
• SIATT Mansup anti-ship missiles
• 76 mm automatic cannon Leonardo Super Rapido
• 30 mm Rheinmetall cannon Sea Snake
• Two SEA TLS-TT launchers for 324 mm light Mk 46 torpedoes
• Thermo C-Guard virtual target launchers

Integrated frigate combat management systems Jerônimo de Albuquerque:

• Hensoldt TRS multi-function three-ordinate radiolocation station- 4D
• Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk 2 fire control system
• Hull Sonar Atlas Electronik ASO 713
• RTX S-band water surveillance radar
• MB/Omnisys Defender Mk 3
• Two optoelectronic heads for long-range observation Safran PASEO XLR
• Two RTX X-band navigation radars
• Combat management system Atlas Elektronik ANCS (ATLAS Naval Combat System)

Light Tamandaré frigates will be 107.2 m long, 15.95 m wide, 5.2 m submerged and will displace 3,500 t. The frigate drive will be based on four MAN diesel engines – 12V 28/33D STC. Control and monitoring of platform mechanisms will provide an integrated L3 MAPPS system Integrated Platform Management System.

Written by Mariusz Dasiewicz

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