Brazilian frigate Niterói (F40)

For the 1823 fifth-rate frigate, see Brazilian frigate Nichteroy (1823).

Niterói
History
Brazil
Name	Niterói
Namesake	Niterói, Brazil
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	8 February 1974
Christened	8 June 1972
Commissioned	20 November 1976
Decommissioned	28 June 2019
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	Pennant number: F-40
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Type	Niterói-class frigate
Displacement	3.355 t (3.302 long tons)
Length	129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines 42,000 kW (56,000 hp) combined 4 × MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines 13,000 kW (17,000 hp) combined
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (maximum) 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesels only)
Range	5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi)
Endurance	45 days
Complement	217
Sensors and processing systems	Modernized: Alenia RAN-20S air search radar Terma Scanter surface search radar Orion RTN-30X fire control radar Saab EOS-400 optronic director Krupp Atlas EDO-610E hull mounted sonar SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Modernized: Cutlass B1W ESM ET/SQL-1 ECM 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers
Armament	Modernized: 1 × Albatros launcher for 8 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × twin launchers for Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 × double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rockets
Aircraft carried	Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar

Niterói (F40) is a Niterói-class frigate of the Brazilian Navy. The lead ship of her class, she was ordered by the Brazilian Navy on 20 September 1970, launched on 8 February 1974, and commissioned on 20 November 1976. She is the fifth vessel to bear the name Niterói in the history of the Brazilian Navy.[1]

History

Niterói's first modernization was completed on 8 December 2005.

From 22 April to 17 July 2015, the ship was docked at Dique Seco Almirante Campbell de Barros, where various services were performed, such as the treatment and painting of living works and the replacement of side plates.[2]

The Brazilian Navy announced that on 8 September 2018, there was a flooding in the Niterói while she was moored at the Naval Base in Rio de Janeiro, due to damage in a salt water network. The incident was promptly tackled by the ship’s service personnel, with the support of other naval ships moored nearby. The situation was normalized, the ship being in its normal conditions of stability. There were no deaths or serious damage.[3]

In 2019, Niterói was deactivated and discontinued due to high maintenance and preservation costs, given the vessel's time of use. On 28 June of the same year, the Frigate Disarmament Exhibition was held.[4][5][6]

References

1. "F Niterói - F 40" (in Portuguese). Poder Naval.
2. "BNA finaliza Período de Manutenção Extraordinário da Fragata 'Niterói'". Defesa Aérea & Naval (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 August 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
3. "Nota Oficial da Marinha do Brasil sobre incidente com a Fragata 'Niterói'". Defesa Aérea & Naval (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
4. "Marinha desativará uma Fragata e uma Corveta ainda este ano". Click Petroleo e Gas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
5. Alexandre Galante (24 June 2019). "Mostra de Desarmamento da Fragata Niterói - F40". Poder Naval - A informação naval comentada e discutida (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2020.
6. Alexandre Galante (28 June 2019). "FOTOS: Mostra de Desarmamento da Fragata Niterói – F40". Poder Naval - A informação naval comentada e discutida (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 September 2020.

External links

• Decommissioning ceremony
• Launching ceremony