Brazilian submarine Tapajó (S33)

S Tapajó
History
BrazilBrazil
NameTapajó
NamesakeTapajó
BuilderArsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Laid downAugust 1992
Launched5 June 1998
Sponsored byAnna Maria Maciel
Commissioned21 December 1999
Decommissioned11 August 2023[1]
Identification
StatusDecommissioned 2023
General characteristics
Class and typeTupi-class submarine
Displacement
  • 1,170 t (1,150 long tons) surfaced
  • 1,460 t (1,440 long tons) submerged
Length61.2 m (200 ft 9 in)
Beam6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
Draft5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 11 kn (20 kilometres per hour; 13 miles per hour) surfaced
  • 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) submerged
Range
  • 11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 19 km/h (10 kn) surfaced
  • 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 19 km/h (10 kn) snorkeling
  • 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 7 km/h (4 kn) submerged
Endurance50 days[2]
Test depth500 m (1,600 ft)
Complement30
Armament

Tapajó (S33) was the fourth boat of the Tupi-class submarine of the Brazilian Navy.[3][4]

Construction and career

The boat was built at Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro and was launched on 5 June 1998 and commissioned on 21 December 1999.[citation needed]

She was decommissioned in 11 August 2023, after 25 years of active service. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marinha aposenta submarino Tapajó, em operação desde 1998; veja fotos" (in Portuguese). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Type 209 Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine (1971)". Military Factory. 2016-04-14. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  3. ^ Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
  4. ^ "NGB - Submarino Tapajó - S 33". Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.