| Brazilian training ship Brasil (U-27) | |
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File:NE Brasil (U-27) 2.jpg Brasil (U-27) | |
| Career (Brazil) |  |
| Name: | Brasil |
| Namesake: | Brasil |
| Operator: | Brazilian Navy |
| Ordered: | June 1981 |
| Builder: | Vosper Thornycroft, Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro |
| Launched: | 2 September 1983 |
| Christened: | 18 September 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 21 August 1986 |
| Homeport: | Rio de Janeiro |
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| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Niteroi class frigate |
| Type: | Training ship |
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| Length: | 129.2 m (424 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.5 m (44 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.5 m (18 ft) |
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| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (22 knots diesels only) |
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| Endurance: | 45 days |
| Crew: | 415 |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 Westland Super Lynx Mk.21A (locally designated as AH-11A) or 1 Eurocopter AS-350/355 Squirrel (locally assembled by Helibrás as UH-12/UH-13 'Esquilo') |
| Aviation facilities: | Helipad and hangar |
The Brasil (U-27) is a training ship of the Brazilian Navy ordered in June 1981 at Rio de Janeiro Marine Arsenal Yard, with a budget of $124.2m, as a modified version of the Niteroi class of frigates without weapons or sensors. The ship carries 442 midshipmen (officers in training) from the Brazilian Naval and Merchant Marine Academies.[1]
History[]
Brasil arrived alongside the HMS Belfast, assisted by the Svitzer tugs Mercia and Brunel, passing under Tower Bridge on September 30, 2014, and she left on October 3.[2]
Gallery[]
Brasil Gallery
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Brasil anchored off Rio de Janeiro on 25 January 2008.
References[]
- ↑ Jane's Fighting Ships. London: Jane's Publishing Company Limited. 1983. pp. 56.
- ↑ "U27 Brasil" (in en). https://folkestonejack.wordpress.com/tag/u27-brasil/.
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