List of ships of the Brazilian Navy

Naval Ensign of the Brazilian Navy

This is a list of active ships of the Brazilian Navy, complete and correct as of 2014.

The Navy has approximately 112 ships in commission, including 39 auxiliary vessels. 9 of the commissioned vessels are frigates of British origin, 1 is an aircraft carrier of French origin and 5 are conventional attack submarines of German origin.

Current ships

Class Image Type No. Ships Origin Note
Submarines (5)
Type 209 submarine Diesel-electric attack submarine S30
S31
S32
S33
S34
S Tupi
S Tamoio
S Timbira
S Tapajó
S Tikuna
 Germany
 Brazil
1,810 tonnes
Armament:
Aircraft carrier (1)
Clemenceau class Aircraft carrier A12 NAe São Paulo  France 32,800 tonnes
Armament:
Frigates (9)
Brasil class Training frigate U27 NE Brasil  United Kingdom
 Brazil
3,355 tonnes
Armament:
Niterói class Multipurpose frigate F40
F41
F42
F43
F44
F45
F Niterói
F Defensora
F Constituição
F Liberal
F Independência
F União
 United Kingdom
 Brazil
3,355 tonnes
Armament:
Type 22 frigate Anti-submarine warfare frigate F46
F49
F Greenhalgh
F Rademaker
 United Kingdom 4,400 tonnes
Armament:
Corvettes (3)
Inhaúma class Corvette
Escort vessels
V31
V32
Cv Jaceguai
Cv Júlio de Noronha
 Brazil 1,670 tonnes
Armament:
Barroso class Corvette
Escort vessels
V34 Cv Barroso Brazil 1,785 tonnes
Armament:
Mine warfare (6)
Aratù class Minesweeper ship M15
M16
M17
M18
M19
M20
NV Aratù
NV Anhatomirim
NV Atalaia
NV Araçatuba
NV Abrolhos (In reserve)
NV Albardão
 Germany 245 tonnes
Armament:
Amphibious Ship (4)
Round Table class Tank landing ship G25
G29
NDCC Almirante Sabóia
NDCC Garcia D'Avila
 United Kingdom 6,700 tonnes
Armament:
Mattoso Maia class Tank landing ship G28 NDCC Mattoso Maia  United States 8,757 tonnes
Armament:
  • 6× 76mm cannon
  • Phalanx CIWS close-in weapon system(disabled)
Foudre class Amphibious transport dock G40 NDM Bahia  France
12,000 tonnes
Armament:
Monitor ship (1)
Parnaíba class Monitor/Gunboat
River
U17 M Parnaíba  Brazil 700 tonnes
Armament:
Patrol vessels (34)
Amazonas class Offshore patrol vessel/Light corvette P120
P121
P122
NPaOc Amazonas
NPaOc Apa
NPaOc Araguari[1]
 United Kingdom 1,700 tonnes
Armament:
Imperial Marinheiro class Offshore patrol vessel/Light corvette V19 Cv Caboclo  Netherlands 911 tonnes
Armament:
Macaé class Offshore patrol vessel P70
P71
P72
NPa Macaé
NPa Macau
NPa Maracanã
 France
 Brazil
500 tonnes
Armament:
Grajaú class Offshore patrol vessel P40
P41
P42
P43
P44
P45
P46
P47
P48
P49
P50
P51
NPa Grajaú
NPa Guaíba
NPa Graúna
NPa Goiana
NPa Guajará
NPa Guaporé
NPa Gurupá
NPa Gurupi
NPa Guanabara
NPa Guarujá
NPa Guaratuba
NPa Gravataí
 Brazil 200 tonnes
Armament:
Bracuí class Patrol boat
River minesweeper
P60
P61
P62
P63
NPa Bracuí
NPa Benevente
NPa Bocaína
NPa Babitonga
 United Kingdom 850 tonnes
Armament:
Roraima class River patrol vessel P30
P31
P32
NPaFlu Roraima
NPaFlu Rondônia
NPaFlu Amapá
 Brazil 340 tonnes
Armament:
Pedro Teixeira class River patrol vessel P20
P21
NPaFlu Pedro Teixeira
NPaFlu Raposo Tavares
 Brazil 690 tonnes
Armament:
Piratini class River patrol vessel P10
P11
P12
P13
P14
P15
NPa Piratini
NPa Pirajá
NPa Pampeiro
NPa Paratí
NPa Penedo
NPa Potí
 United States
 Brazil
105 tonnes
Armament:
Speedboat (8)
Marlin class Fast patrol boat LP01
LP02
LP03
LP04
LP05
LP06
AviPa Marlim
AviPa Barracuda
AviPa Dourado
AviPa Albacora
AviPa Anequim
AviPa Pargo
 Italy
 Brazil
Armament:
  • 2× 7.62 mm L7 GPMGs
Patrol River LPR-40 Fast patrol boat river LPR01
LPR02
LPR
LPR
 Colombia Armament:
Tanker (3)
Almirante Gastão Motta class Tanker G23 NT Almirante Gastão Motta  Brazil 6,000 tonnes
Marajó class Tanker G27 NT Marajó (decommissioned on 21 of November 2016)  Brazil 12,889 tonnes
Potengi class River tanker G17 NApLogFlu Potengi  Netherlands 594 tonnes
Auxiliaries ships (40)
Paraguassú class River troop transport ship G15 NTrFlu Paraguassú  Netherlands Armament:
  • 4× .50 Caliber Machine Gun
Pará class River troop transport ship U15 NA Pará  Brazil Armament:
  • 4× .50 Caliber Machine Gun
Almirante Leverger class River troop transport ship G16 NTrFlu Almirante Leverger  Brazil Armament:
  • 4× .50 Caliber Machine Gun
Piraim class River troop transport ship U29 AvTrFlu Piraim  Brazil Armament:
  • 2× .50 Caliber Machine Gun
  • 2× 7.62 mm L7 GPMGs
Comandante Varella class Lightvessel H18
H20
H25
NB Comandante Varella
NB Tenente Castelo
NB Comandante Manhães
NB Tenente Boanerges
 Brazil
Sirius class Research vessel H21 NHi Sirius  Japan
Faroleiro Mário Seixas class Lightvessel H26 NB Faroleiro Mário Seixas  Spain
Almirante Graça Aranha class Lightvessel H34 NF Almirante Graça Aranha  Brazil
Amorim do Valle class Oceanographic research vessel H35
H36
H37
NHoc Amorim do Valle
NHoc Taurus
NHoc Garnier Sampaio
 United Kingdom
Cruzeiro do Sul class Oceanographic research vessel H38 NHoc Cruzeiro do Sul  Norway
Vital de Oliveira class Oceanographic research vessel H39 NPqHo Vital de Oliveira  China
Antares class Oceanographic research vessel H40 NOc Antares  Norway
Almirante Maximiano class Icebreaker H41 NPo Almirante Maximiano  Norway 3,865 tonnes
Ary Rongel class Icebreaker H44 NApOc Ary Rongel  Norway 1,982 tonnes
Felinto Perry class Submarine rescue ship K11 NSS Felinto Perry  Norway
Triunfo class Salvage tug R21
R22
R23
RbAM Tritão
RbAM Tridente
RbAM Triunfo
 Brazil 1,350 tonnesArmament:
Almirante Guilhem class Salvage tug R24
R25
RbAM Almirante Guilhem
RbAM Almirante Guillobel
 Brazil 2,393 tonnes
Armament:
Aspirante Nascimento class Auxiliary ship U10
U11
U12
AvIn Aspirante Nascimento
AvIn Guarda-Marinha Jansen
AvIn Guarda-Marinha Brito
 Brazil Armament:
Aspirante Moura class Auxiliary ship U14 AvPq Aspirante Moura  Soviet Union Former paint-ship of the USSR Navy(bult in Split in 1987),after 1992-Estonia "Nesko", in 1994 renamed "EVA315", in 2003 transvered to Spain as "E Eva", in 2007 transvered to Norway FAR - Find and Recover Ltd under Malta flag as "Finder", in 2010 transvered to Brasil.
Doutor Montenegro class River hospital ship U16 NAsH Doutor Montenegro  Brazil
Oswaldo Cruz class River hospital ship U18
U19
NAsH Oswaldo Cruz
NAsH Carlos Chagas
 Brazil
Cisne Branco class Sailing frigate U20 NVe Cisne Branco  Netherlands 1,038 tonnes
Tenente Maximiano class River hospital ship U28 NAsH Tenente Maximiano  Brazil
Caravelas class Research vessel H17 AvHoFlu Caravelas  Brazil
Rio Branco class River Oceanographic research vessel H10 NHoFlu Rio Branco  Brazil
Rio Tocatins class River Oceanographic research vessel H12
H13
H14
H15
NHoFlu Rio Tocantins
NHoFlu Rio Xingu
NHoFlu Rio Solimões
NHoFlu Rio Negro
 Brazil
Almirante Hess class Auxiliary ship U30 AvApCo Almirante Hess  Brazil 90 tonnes

Future ships

Vessel Origin Type Class In service Notes
Submarine
Riachuelo (S40)  France
 Brazil
Scorpène class SBR Scorpène No Delivery in 2017
Humaitá (S41)  France
 Brazil
Scorpène class SBR Scorpène No Delivery in 2018
Tonelero (S42)  France
 Brazil
Scorpène class SBR Scorpène No Delivery in 2020
Angostura (S43)  France
 Brazil
Scorpène class SBR Scorpène No Delivery in 2021
Álvaro Alberto (SN10)  Brazil Brazilian Nuclear Submarine Nuclear submarine No Delivery in 2025
Corvettes
Tamandaré (V35)  Brazil Based on Barroso class Tamandaré Class No Stealth design. Delivery in 2021
Jerônimo de Albuquerque (V36)  Brazil Based on Barroso class Tamandaré Class No Stealth design. Requested
Cunha Moreira (V37)  Brazil Based on Barroso class Tamandaré Class No Stealth design. Requested
Mariz e Barros (V38)  Brazil Based on Barroso class Tamandaré Class No Stealth design. Requested
Patrol ship of 500 tons
Mangaratiba (P73)  France
 Brazil
Offshore patrol vessel Macaé class No Delivery in 2017
Miramar (P74)  France
 Brazil
Offshore patrol vessel Macaé class No Delivery in 2017
Maragogipe (P75)  France
 Brazil
Offshore patrol vessel Macaé class No Delivery in 2018
Mostardas (P76)  France
 Brazil
Offshore patrol vessel Macaé class No Delivery in 2018

Torpedoes and missiles

Brazilian Navy
Headquarters
Brasília/DF
History and traditions
Establishment:1822
Navy Day:10 November
Patron:Marquês de Tamandaré
Battles
Independence of Brazil
Cisplatine War
Ragamuffin War
Paraguayan War
World War I
World War II
Components
Ships of the Brazilian Navy
Aircraft of the Brazilian Navy
Corps of Naval Fusiliers
Naval Aviation
Personnel
Admiral Júlio Soares de Moura Neto
Type Product Comment Origin Image
Torpedo MK 48 MOD 6AT ADCAP Used on the Type 209 submarines.  United States
Torpedo Black Shark torpedo Possible purchase for the new S-BR (Scorpène class submarines).  Italy
Torpedo Esporão torpedo Under development for the new S-BR (Scorpène class submarines).  Brazil
Torpedo Mark 46 torpedo Used by both surface ships and helicopters.  United States
Anti-ship missile Exocet MM-40 in upgrading by Avibras, SM-39 was bought for new S-BR (Scorpène class submarines), AM-39 was bought for use by helicopters UH-15B (EC 725 Caracal).  France
Anti-ship missile MAN-1-SUP
MAN-1-SUB
Under development. An anti-ship missile with about 80km range, will come in both surface ship and submarine launched versions. Based on Exocet missile  Brazil
Surface-to-air missile Aspide Used on the Niterói class frigates  Italy
Surface-to-air missile Sea Wolf Used on the Type 22 frigates.  United Kingdom
Surface-to-air missile Simbad Used on the aircraft carrier São Paulo and NDM Bahia.  France

Historic ships

Imperial Navy

Name Type Origin In Service Per unit (class) Photo Note
Abaeté Schooner Empire of Brazil 1839–1841 Was part of the naval force which operated against Cabanagem.
Dom Afonso Frigate  United Kingdom 1848–1853 Was fleet flagship during Battle of The Tonelero Pass in Platine War
Sank in 1853.
Recife Corvette Empire of Brazil 1850–1880 Was flagship of a fleet during Battle of The Tonelero Pass in Platine War.
Frigate Amazonas Frigate  United Kingdom 1852–1897 Relevant participation in Paraguayan War
Was seriously damaged during Naval Revolt in 1897.
Corvette Parnahyba Corvette  France 1858–1868 Participation in Uruguayan War and Paraguayan War. Special participation in Siege of Paysandú.
Ironclad Brasil Ironclad warship Empire of Brazil 1865–1890 Participation in Paraguayan War. Was damaged in Battle of Curuzu.
Ironclad Tamandaré Ironclad warship Empire of Brazil 1865–1879 Participation in Paraguayan War. Was damaged in Battle of Curupayty.
Ironclad Barroso Ironclad warship Empire of Brazil 1866–1882 Participation in Paraguayan War.
Ironclad Rio de Janeiro Ironclad warship Empire of Brazil 1865–1866 Participation in Paraguayan War. Sank after hitting two mines in Battle of Curupayty.
Ironclad Colombo Ironclad warship  United Kingdom 1865–1880 Participation in Paraguayan War. Bombarded Fort Humaitá in Siege of Humaitá.
Ironclad Lima Barros Ironclad warship Empire of Brazil 1866–1905 Participation in Paraguayan War.
Ironclad Silvado Ironclad warship Empire of Brazil 1866–1880 Participation in Paraguayan War.
Monitor Bahia Monitor (warship)  United Kingdom 1866–1882 Participation in Paraguayan War.
Pará-class monitor Monitor (warship) Empire of Brazil 1866–1884
1866-1907
1867-1900
1868-1893
1868-1884
1868-1882
Pará
Rio Grande
Alagoas
Brazilian monitor Piauí (2)
Ceará
Santa Catharina
Participation in Paraguayan War.
Battleship Riachuelo Battleship  United Kingdom 1883–1910 Participation in Naval Revolt.
Battleship Aquidabã Battleship  United Kingdom 1885–1906 Participation in Naval Revolt. Was damaged by torpedoes in naval battle of Anhatomirim, Santa Catarina
Sank in 1906.
Cruiser Almirante Barroso Cruiser Empire of Brazil 1884–1893 Sank in 1893 during circumnavigation voyage.
Battleship Sete de Setembro Battleship Empire of Brazil 1874–1893 Participation in Naval Revolt. Sunk in combat in 1893.

Brazilian Navy decommissioned ship

Class Type Origin In service Units Photo Note
Protected Cruiser Tamandaré class Battleship  Brazil 1890–1915 Tamandaré Participation in Naval Revolt.
Gustavo Sampaio class Destroyer  United Kingdom 1894-1912 Gustavo Sampaio Participation in Naval Revolt. During the Naval Battle Anhatomirim fired four torpedoes, one of which put out of action the Battleship Aquidabã.
Acre-class gunboat Gunboat  United Kingdom 1906-1921 Acre
Amapá
Jurua
Pará class Destroyer  Brazil 1908-1944 BNS CT-2 Pará
BNS CT-3 Piaui
BNS CT-1 Amazonas
BNS CT-10 Mato Grosso
BNS CT-4 Rio Grande do Norte
BNS CT-5 Paraiba
BNS CT-6 Alagoas
BNS CT-9 Santa Catarina
BNS CT-8 Parana
BNS CT-7 Sergipe
Participation in World War I and World War II.
Bahia class Scout cruiser  United Kingdom 1909-1948 BNS C11 Bahia
BNS C12 Rio Grande do Sul
Participation in World War I and World War II.Cruiser Bahia sunk in 1945.
Battleship Minas Geraes Battleship  United Kingdom 1910-1952 Minas Gerais Participation in World War I and World War II.
Battleship São Paulo Battleship  United Kingdom 1910-1947 São Paulo Participation in World War I and World War II.
Laurindo Pitta class Tugboat  United Kingdom 1910-1998 Laurindo Pitta Participation in World War I and World War II.
Tupy class Submarine  Italy 1927-1951 BNS S11 Tupy
BNS S12 Tymbira
BNS S13 Tamoyo
Participation in World War II.
Vital de Oliveira Auxiliary ship  Brazil 1931-1944 Vital de Oliveira Participation in World War II. Sunk in 1944, torpedoed by a German submarine.
Barreto de Menezes Class Light corvette  Brazil 1942-1959 BNS F1 Fernandes Vieira
BNS F2 Felipe Camarão
BNS F3 Henrique Dias
BNS F4 Matias e Albuquerque
BNS F5 Barreto de Menezes
BNS F6 Vidal de Negreiros
Participation in World War II.
Orizaba class Auxiliary ship  United States 1945-1959 BNS U11 Duque de Caxias Participation in World War II.
Carioca-class corvette Corvette  Brazil 1938-1990
BNS C1 Carioca
BNS C2 Cananéia
BNS C3 Camocim
BNS C4 Cabedelo
BNS C5 Caravelas
BNS C6 Camaquã
Participation in World War II. Camaquã sunk in 1944.
Mettawee-class gasoline tanker Tank ship  United States 1944-1970
BNS G18 Rijo
BNS G19 Raza
Participation in World War II.
Monitor Paraguassú River monitor  Brazil 1940–1971 BNS P1 Paraguassú
BNS P2 Pernanbuco
Participation in World War II. During the 2nd World War, static habor defense at anchor at the port of Salvador-BA.
PC-461-class Submarine chaser  United States 1942–1958BNS G1 Guaporé
BNS G2 Gurupi
BNS G3 Guaíba
BNS G4 Guarupá
BNS G5 Guajará
BNS G6 Goiânia
BNS G7 Grajaú
BNS G8 Graúna
Participation in World War II.
Bertioga-class destroyer Destroyer  United States 1944-1972 BNS D16 Babitonga
BNS D17 Baependi
BNS D18 Bauru
BNS D19 Beberibe
BNS D20 Benevente
BNS D21 Bertioga
BNS D22 Bocaina
BNS D23 Bracuí
Participation in World War II.
Gato class Submarine  United States 1957-1968 BNS S14 Humaitá
BNS S15 Riachuelo
Acre class Destroyer  Brazil 1949-1974 BNS D10 Acre
BNS D11 Ajuricaba
BNS D12 Amazonas
BNS D13 Apa
BNS D14 Araguarí
BNS D15 Araguaya
Aircraft carrier Minas Gerais Aircraft carrier  United Kingdom 1960-2001 BNS A11 Minas Gerais Fleet flaship during the Lobster War.
YMS-1-class minesweeper Minesweepers  United States 1960-1982 BNS M11 Javarí
BNS M12 Jutaí
BNS M13 Juruá
BNS M14 Jurena
Aristaeus class Auxiliary ship  United States 1962-1997 BNS G24 Belmonte
Mato Grosso-class destroyers Destroyer  United States 1973-1996 BNS D36 Alagoas
BNS D35 Sergipe
BNS D34 Mato Grosso
BNS D37 Rio Grande do Norte
BNS D38 Espirito Santo
Guppy II class Submarine  United States 1973-1993 BNS S10 Guanabara
BNS S11 Rio Grande do Sul
BNS S12 Bahia
BNS S13 Rio de Janeiro
BNS S14 Ceará
BNS S15 Goiás
BNS S16 Amazonas
Cruiser Barroso Light cruiser  United States 1951–1973 BNS C11 Barroso Participation in Lobster War.
Cruiser Tamandare Light cruiser  United States 1951–1976 BNS C12 Tamandaré Participation in Lobster War.
Marcílio Dias-class destroyers Destroyer  United States 1973-1997BNS D25 Marcílio Dias
BNS D26 Mariz e Barros
Oberon class Submarine  United Kingdom 1973-1996 BNS S20 Humaitá
BNS S22 Riachuelo
BNS S21 Tonelero
Penguin class Auxiliary ship  United States 1973-1996 BNS K10 Gastão Moutinho
De Soto County class Auxiliary ship  United States 1973-2000 BNS G26 Duque de Caxias
Garcia class Destroyer  United States 1989-2004 BNS D27 Pará
BNS D28 Paraiba
BNS D29 Parana
BNS D30 Pernambuco
Imperial Marinheiro class Corvette  Netherlands 1955-2005 BNS V15 Imperial Marinheiro
BNS V16 Iguatemi
BNS V17 Ipiranga
BNS V18 Forte Coimbra
BNS V20 Angostura
BNS V21 Bahiana
BNS V22 Mearim
BNS V23 Purus
BNS V24 Solimões
Custódio de Mello class Auxiliary ship  Brazil/ Japan 1957-2009 BNS G15 Custódio de Mello
BNS G16 Barroso Pereira
BNS G21 Ary Parreiras
BNS G22 Soares Dutra
Type 22 frigate Frigate  United Kingdom 1996-2004
1996-2015
BNS F47 Dodsworth
BNS F48 Bosísio
Ceará class Auxiliary ship  United States 1990-2012 BNS G31 Rio de Janeiro

See also

References

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