BNS Brasil (U27)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Brasil |
| Ordered: | June 1981 |
| Builder: | A. de M., Rio de Janeiro |
| Laid down: | September 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 1984 |
| Status: | Still in service as of 2013. |
| Notes: | [1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Modified Niteroi-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,380 long tons (2,420 t) light 3,400 long tons (3,500 t) full load |
| Length: | 129.2 metres (424 ft) |
| Beam: | 13.5 metres (44 ft) |
| Draught: | 5.5 metres (18 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Pielstick/Ishikawajima (Brazil) diesel engines producing 8000 bhp on two shafts |
| Speed: | 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range: | 7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km; 8,100 mi) at 15 kilotonnes (15,000 long tons; 17,000 short tons) |
| Complement: | 415 (26 officers, 69 senior ratings, 120 ratings, 200 trainees) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | None |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | None |
| Armament: | None |
| Aviation facilities: | Designed to carry one helicopter |
| Notes: | Infobox details taken from Jane's Fighting Ships. London: Jane's Publishing Company Limited. 1983. p. 56. |
The BNS Brasil is a training ship of the Brazilian Navy. She was ordered in June 1981 with a budget of $124.2m. She was ordered as a modified version of the Niteroi-class of frigates, without weapons or sensors, and has since been used to carry 200 midshipmen - officers in training - from the Brazilian Naval and Merchant Marine Academies.[1]