Ships of the Brazilian Navy

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The Brazilian Navy has 89 ships in commission, and others in construction, process of acquisition, and modernization in 2007.

Joint operations. The Spanish frigate SPS Santa Maria (F 81), top, the Brazilian frigate Rademaker (F 49), center, and the Argentinean destroyer Almirante Brown (D 10)

Vessel	Origin	Type	Class	In service[1]	Notes
Aircraft carriers (1 in service)
A-12 São Paulo	France	Clemenceau class aircraft carrier	Clemenceau class	1	In the past Foch (R 99)
Submarines (5 in service and 1 ordered)
S-30 Tupi	Germany	Type 209 submarine	Tupi class	1	weapons upgrade[2]
S-31 Tamoio	Germany/ Brazil	Type 209 submarine	Tupi class	1	weapons upgrade[2]
S-32 Timbira	Germany/ Brazil	Type 209 submarine	Tupi class	1	weapons upgrade[2]
S-33 Tapajó	Germany/ Brazil	Type 209 submarine	Tupi class	1	weapons upgrade[2]
S-34 Tikuna	Brazil	Type 209 submarine[3]	Tikuna class	1	weapons upgrade[2]
S-35	Brazil  Germany	U214 submarine[4]	?	0	1 unit ordered
Frigates (11 in service)
F-46 Greenhalgh	United Kingdom	Type 22 frigate	Greenhalgh class	1	weapons upgrade[5]
F-47 Dodsworth	United Kingdom	Type 22 frigate	Greenhalgh class	1	in reserve
F-48 Bosisio	United Kingdom	Type 22 frigate	Greenhalgh class	1	weapons upgrade[5]
F-49 Rademaker	United Kingdom	Type 22 frigate	Greenhalgh class	1	weapons upgrade[5]
D-27 Pará	United States	Garcia class frigate	Pará class	1
F-40 Niterói	United Kingdom	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
F-41 Defensora	United Kingdom	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
F-42 Constituição	United Kingdom	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
F-43 Liberal	United Kingdom	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
F-44 Independência	Brazil	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
F-45 União	Brazil	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
Corvettes (4 in service and 1 ordered)
V-30 Inhaúma	Brazil	Inhaúma class corvette	Inhaúma class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
V-31 Jaceguai	Brazil	Inhaúma class corvette	Inhaúma class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
V-32 Júlio de Noronha	Brazil	Inhaúma class corvette	Inhaúma class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
V-33 Frontim	Brazil	Inhaúma class corvette	Inhaúma class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
V-34 Barroso	Brazil	Barroso class corvette	Barroso class	0	1 unit ordered
Mine warfare (6 in service)
M-15 Aratu	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-16 Anhatomirim	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-17 Atalaia	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-18 Araçatuba	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-19 Abrolhos	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-20 Albardão	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
Amphibious (4 in service)
G-28 Mattoso Maia	United States	Tank landing ship	Mattoso Maia class	1
G-30 Ceará	United States	Dock landing ship	Ceará class	1
G-31 Rio de Janeiro	United States	Dock landing ship	Ceará class	1
G-26 Garcia D'Avila	United Kingdom	Landing Ship Logistics	Round Table class	1
Patrol vessels (50 in service)
Bracuí PCC	United Kingdom	River class minesweeper	Bracuí class	4
Imperial Marinheiro PCO	Netherlands	Offshore patrol vessel	Imperial Marinheiro class	9
Grajaú PCO	Brazil	Offshore patrol vessel	Grajaú class	10
Piratini PGM	United States	Patrol gunboat	Piratini class	6
Tracker PCI	Brazil	Coastal patrol vessel	J Class	16
Roraima	Brazil	River patrol vessel	Roraima class	3
Pedro Teixeira	Brazil	River patrol vessel	Pedro Teixeira class	2
Auxiliaries (30 in service)
U-20 Cisne Branco	Netherlands	Sailing frigate	Cisne Branco class	1
U-27 Brasil	Brazil	School ship	Mk10 mod. class	1
K-11 Felinto Perry	Norway	Submarine rescue ship	Felinto Perry class	1
G-23 Alte. Gastão Motta	Brazil	Tanker ship	Alte. Gastão Motta class	1
G-27 Marajó	Brazil	Tanker ship	Marajó class	1
G-17 Potengi	Brazil	Tanker ship	Potengi class	1
G-21 Ary Parreiras	Japan	Troop transport ship	Custódio de Mello class	1
U-15 Pará	Brazil	Auxiliary ship	Pará class	1
R-21 Tritão	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Triunfo class	1
R-22 Tridente	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Triunfo class	1
R-23 Triunfo	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Triunfo class	1
R-24 Alte. Guilhem	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Alte. Guilhem class	1
R-25 Alte. Guillobel	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Ate. Guilhem class	1
R-26 Trindade	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Trindade class	1
U-17 Parnaíba	Brazil	Monitor ship	Parnaíba class	1
U-16 Dr. Montenegro	Brazil	Hospital ship	Dr. Montenegro class	1
U-18 Oswaldo Cruz	Brazil	Hospital ship	Dr. Montenegro class	1
U-19 Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Hospital ship	Dr. Montenegro class	1
H-44 Ary Rongel	Norway	Icebreaker	Ary Rongel class	1
H-40 Antares	United Kingdom	Oceanographic research vessel	Antares class	1
H-21 Sirius	Japan	Research vessel	Sirius class	1
H-35 Amorim do Valle	United Kingdom	Small patrol corvette	River class	1
H-36 Taurus	Brazil	Small patrol corvette	Argus class	1
H-37 Garnier Sampaio	United Kingdom	Small patrol corvette	River class	1
NGB	Brazil	Lightvessel	Alte. Graça Aranha class	6

[edit] References

1. ^ "Brazilian Navy Equipment", The Military Balance, GlobalSecurity.org, May 04, 2007.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Tigerfish Mk 21 Mod 1 torpedoes will be replaced by Mk48A6 AT or DM2A4.
3. ^ The submarine Tikuna is a modified version of the German-designed Type 209 submarine, and was constructed by the Armory of the Brazilian Navy in Rio De Janeiro, [1].
4. ^ For the Brazilian S35 program, Germany will provide the technology of the “U214” submarine developed for the HDW.[2]
5. ^ ^{a b c} Upgrading to MM40 missiles.
6. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} Upgrading its MM40 missiles to Block 2 Mod 2 standard.