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Warships2026–present
General-purpose frigate
Tamandaré-class frigate is a general-purpose frigate. It was built by TKMS. Reported operators include Brazilian Navy.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 107.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 107.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 107.2 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Tamandaré class
TKMS
Brazilian Navy
Niterói class Broadsword class Inhaúma class
US$ 555 million per unit (est.)
2022–present
2026–present
8
2
2
1
General-purpose frigate
3.500 t (3.445 long tons )
107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
16 m (52 ft 6 in)
5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
4 × Caterpillar C32 diesel generators 1,417 kW each
CODAD 4 × MAN V12 28/33D 5,460 kW (7,320 hp ) each 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers Total output: 21,280 kW (28,540 shp )
Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph) Economy: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
2 × RHIBs
c. 130
Atlas ANCS combat management system Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar Anschütz NSX X-band navigation radar Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar Thales STIR 1.2 EO fire control radar Safran PASEO XLR electro-optical system Identification Friend or Foe system SATCOM system
Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system Terma C-Guard decoy launching system
1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (in stealth cupola) 1 × Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS 2 × FN Herstal Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS 2 × twin missile canisters for up to 8 MANSUP anti-ship missiles 1 × 12-cell VLS for 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 54 torpedoes
1 S-70B Seahawk or H225M helicopter 1 Unmanned Air Systems: Boeing Insitu ScanEagle
Sources:
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamandaré-class frigate equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for Tamandaré. Service scope: Brazilian Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: Brazil Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Tamandaré. Service scope: Brazilian Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 3. Origin: Brazil Germany. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.