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Marinha do Brasil (Oficial) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Brazilian frigate Constituição (F42)larger figure on 2 of 5
German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225)larger figure on 3 of 5
Measured figures
Length
Single source129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brazilian frigate Constituição (F42) | German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) |
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| Power | CODOG , two shafts 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines 42,000 kW (56,000 hp ) combined 4 × MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines 13,000 kW (17,000 hp ) combined[source] | CODLAG 1 × 20 MW gas turbine 2 × 4.7 MW electric motors 4 × 2.9 MW diesel generators 3 × gearboxes : one for each shaft and one to crossconnect the gas turbine to them 2 × shafts , driving controllable pitch propellers 1 × 1 MW bow thruster[source] |
| Name | Constituição[source] | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
| Namesake | Constitution of Brazil[source] | Rheinland-Pfalz[source] |
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149.52 m (490 ft 7 in)[source]
Maximum
Single sourceMaximum; diesels only
Single source30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (maximum) 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesels only)[source]
Maximum; max
Single sourceMaximum; on diesel only
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Builder | Vosper Thornycroft[source] | Lürssen , Wolgast Blohm+Voss , Hamburg[source] |
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| Launched | 15 April 1976[source] | 24 May 2017[source] |
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| Christened | 13 March 1974[source] | — |
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| Commissioned | 31 March 1978[source] | 13 July 2022[source] |
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| Home port | Rio de Janeiro[source] | — |
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| Identification | MMSI number : 710465000 Callsign : PWCO Pennant number : F-42[source] | MMSI number : 211923000 Callsign : DRAG Pennant number : F225[source] |
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| Nickname(s) | Urso ("Bear")[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | In active service[source] |
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| Type | Niterói -class frigate[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 45 days[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Modernized: Alenia RAN-20S air search radar Terma Scanter surface search radar Orion RTN-30X fire control radar Saab EOS-400 optronic director Krupp Atlas EDO-610E hull mounted sonar SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system[source] | 1 × Cassidian TRS-4D AESA radar 2(?) × navigation radars IFF diver and swimmer detection sonar (no anti-submarine sonar) Laser warning KORA-18 Combined RADAR and COMMS ESM from GEDIS Link 11 , Link 16 , Link 22 communications systems[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Modernized: Cutlass B1W ESM ET/SQL-1 ECM 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers[source] | TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ECM[source] |
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| Armament | Modernized: 1 × Albatros launcher for 8 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × twin launchers for Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 × double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rockets[source] | Naval guns: 1 × 127 mm lightweight Otobreda naval gun with guided VULCANO ammunition for land-attack missions (range: more than 100 km (62 mi)) 2 × 27 mm MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons 5 × 12.7 mm Hitrole -NT remote-controlled machine gun turrets 2 × 12.7 mm heavy machine guns (manually controlled) Anti-air missiles: 2 × RAM Block II surface-to-air missile launcher/ CIWS , 21 cells each Anti-ship missiles : 8 × RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles (interim solution until joint sea/land attack missile RBS 15 MK4 becomes available) Non-Lethal: Water cannons[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter[source] | 2 × NH-90 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Germany[source]German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz (F225) · Origin cell explicitly spans the exact named-ship row in the current inventory; not inherited from a separate class specification |
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| Used by | Brazilian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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| Port of registry | — | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
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| Laid down | — | 29 January 2015[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 28 January 2022[source] |
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| Class & type | — | Baden-Württemberg -class frigate[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | Submarine ROVs 4 × 11 m (36 ft 1 in) RHIB , capable of more than 40 kn (74 km/h)[source] |
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| Capacity | — | Space for two 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) containers[source] |
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20 knots (37 km/h) on diesel only, 26 kn (48 km/h) max.[source]