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Brazilian frigate Independência
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Marinha do Brasil · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Brazilian frigate Independêncialarger figure on 1 of 3
Daguan-class troopshiplarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Brazilian frigate Independência | Daguan-class troopship |
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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] | — |
| Name | Independência[source] | — |
| Namesake | Independência[source] | — |
| Builder | Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro[source] | — |
| Launched | 2 September 1974[source] | — |
| Christened |
196 metres (643 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
11 June 1972[source] |
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| Commissioned | 3 September 1979[source] | — |
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| Home port | Rio de Janeiro[source] | — |
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| Identification | MMSI number : 710466000 Callsign : PWIN Pennant number : F-44[source] | — |
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| Motto | A Independência de todos depende de cada um de nós English: "Everyone's Independence depends on each one of us"[source] | — |
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| Nickname(s) | Léo Pirata[source] | — |
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| Status | Active[source] | — |
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| Class & 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] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Modernized: Cutlass B1W ESM ET/SQL-1 ECM 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers[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] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter[source] | Each ship has a medium helicopter deck on its stern, which can accommodate one Changhe Z-8 heavy transport helicopter.[source]Stern helicopter-deck accommodation; not an embarked air-group assertion |
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| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar[source] | Medium helicopter deck[source] |
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| Used by | Brazilian Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Operators | — | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
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| In service | — | 2011 - present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | — | Troopship / Training ship / "Comprehensive support ship"[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 2,500 support personnel[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | CSSC Offshore & Marine Engineering Company[source] |
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