Brazilian frigate Cunha Moreira

History
Brazil
Name	Cunha Moreira
Namesake	Luís da Cunha Moreira^[pt]
Ordered	6 March 2020
Builder	ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí
Cost	€518 million
Identification	F202
Status	Under construction[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement	3.500 t (3.445 long tons)
Length	107.2 m (351 ft 8 in)
Beam	16 m (52 ft 6 in)
Draught	5.2 m (17 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	CODAD 4 × MAN V12 28/33D 5,460 kW (7,320 hp) each 4 × Caterpillar C32 1,417 kW (1,900 hp) each 2 × propeller shafts, 5-bladed controllable pitch propellers Total output: 27,508 kW (36,889 shp)
Speed	25.5 knots (47.2 km/h; 29.3 mph)
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × RHIBs
Complement	136
Sensors and processing systems	Atlas ANCS combat management system Hensoldt TRS-4D AESA C-band multi-function radar Anschütz NautoScan X-band navigation radar Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2 medium and long-range tracking radar Safran PASEO XLR extra long-range EO/IR and FCS system SATCOM terminal with SGDC satellite link Atlas ASO 713 hull-mounted sonar Hensoldt Mode 5 IFF system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Omnisys MAGE Defensor Mk3 ESM system Terma anti-torpedo decoys Seagnat chaff dispensers
Armament	1 × 12-cell VLS for 12 Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (mounted in stealth cupola) 1 × Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS 2 × Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS 8 × MANSUP anti-ship missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 54 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	S-70B Seahawk or H225M helicopter ScanEagle UAV
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
Notes	Sources:[2][3][4][5][6]

Cunha Moreira (F202) will be the third Tamandaré-class stealth frigates for the Brazilian Navy.

History

Cunha Moreira 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.[7][8][4]

References

1. "Realizado o corte da primeira chapa de aço da Fragata 'Cunha Moreira'". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 14 November 2024.
2. "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.
3. "Navio de guerra da Marinha construído em SC faz parte de projeto bilionário de defesa nacional". G1 (in Portuguese). 8 August 2024.
4. "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.
5. "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.
6. "Brasil coloca la quilla de la fragata Jerônimo de Albuquerque F-201, la segunda de la clase Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 7 June 2024.
7. "Projetos estratégicos da Marinha". Marinha do Brasil (in Portuguese).
8. "Segundo o site Alide, navios da classe Tamandaré já têm nome". Poder Naval (in Portuguese).