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INHAÚMA corvettes (1989-1994)

Jaceguai 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Inhaúma V30   Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro 23.9.1983 13.12.1986 12.12.1989 stricken 11.2016
Jaceguai V31   Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro 15.10.1984 8.6.1987 2.4.1991 in service (2019)
Júlio de Noronha V32   Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro 15.11.1987 15.12.1989 7.10.1992 in service (2019)
Frontin V33   Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro 15.12.1987 6.2.1992 11.3.1994 stricken 9.2015

 

Displacement standard, t

1600

Displacement full, t

1964

Length, m

90.0 pp 95.8 oa

Breadth, m

11.4

Draught, m

3.70 mean hull 5.30 sonar

No of shafts

2

Machinery

CODOG: 1 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbine / 2 MTU 16V956 TB91 diesels

Power, h. p.

26000 / 7000

Max speed, kts

26

Fuel, t

gas turbine / diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

4000(15)

Armament

2 x 2 MM40 Exocet SSM (4 MM40), 1 x 1 - 114/55 Mk 8, 2 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors Trinity Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 3 - 324 Mk 32 TT (Mk 46 Mod.2), 1 helicopter (AH-11A Lynx)

Electronic equipment

AWS-4, RTN-10X, type 1007 radars, EOS 400 e/o system, ASO4-2 (DSQS-21C) sonar, SLQ-1, SLR-1X ECM suites, 2x Shield decoy RL, CAAIS CCS

Complement

122

   

Project history: These small frigates were designed by the Brazilian Navy with the assistance of the German Marine Technik. First pair ordered on 15 February 1982 and the second on 1 January 1986. Originally it was planned to build twelve such ships and in 1986 the number was raised to sixteen units. Only four ships were completed, while the Brazilian Navy is looking for a new design of cheaper corvette. Júlio de Noronha and Frontin were transferred for completion to the Arsenal de Marinha upon the bankruptcy of Verolme in 1991. These ships proved somewhat top-heavy and the planned Vulcan Phalanx CIWS was not installed on the stern, instead a single SAM launcher was planned later.

Modernizations: 2017, Júlio de Noronha; 2018, Jaceguai: - AWS-4, RTN-10X, type 1007 radars, CAAIS CCS; + RAN-20S, RTN-30X, Furuno 8252 radars, Siconta-4 CCS

Naval service: No significant events.

Inhaúma 2007

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