Brazilian frigate Mariz e Barros

History
Brazil
NameMariz e Barros
NamesakeAntônio Carlos de Mariz e Barros
Ordered6 March 2020
BuilderTKMS, Itajaí
CostUS$555 million (est.)[1]
IdentificationF203
StatusUnder construction[2]
General characteristics
Class & typeTamandaré-class frigate
Displacement3.500 t (3.445 long tons)
Length107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Installed power4 × Caterpillar C32 diesel generators 1,417 kW each
Propulsion
  • 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)
Speed
  • Maximum: 25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
  • Economy: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × RHIBs
Complementc. 130
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 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
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • Omnisys MAGE Defensor ESM system
  • Terma C-Guard decoy launching system
Armament
Aircraft carried
NotesSources:[5][6][7][8][9]

Mariz e Barros (F203) will be the fourth Tamandaré-class stealth frigate for the Brazilian Navy.

History

Mariz e Barros is part of a program that was created in 2017 with the main purpose of replacing the Niterói-class frigates in operation since 1975 and the Type 22s acquired second-hand from the UK in the 1990s.[10][11][7]

Notes

  1. ^ Fitted to hold land-attack and anti-ship missiles[3]
  2. ^ armed with Penguin anti-ship missiles, or Mark 54 anti-submarine torpedoes
  3. ^ armed with Exocet anti-ship missiles

References