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	€500 million
Identification	F202
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type	Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement	3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short 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	Combined diesel and diesel:; 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 × RHIB
Complement	136
Sensors and ; processing systems	Search radar: Hensoldt TRS-4D Active electronically scanned array multi-function radar; Navigation radar: Anschuetz NautoScan NX; Fire-control radars: Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2, Safran PASEO XLR; Sonar: Atlas ASO 713 hull sonar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	Electronic support measures: Omnisys MAGE Defensor Mk3; Decoys: Terma 130 mm decoy launchers, Seagnat chaff dispensers;
Armament	Guns: Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (mounted in stealth cupola), Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS, 2 × Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS; Anti-air: 12-cell Vertical launching system for 12 × Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles; Anti-ship: 8 × MANSUP anti-ship missiles; Anti-submarine: 2 × triple tubes with reloads for Mark 54 torpedoes;
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk multi-mission helicopter, 1 × ScanEagle UAV
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
Notes	Sources:

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

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

[1] "Realizado o corte da primeira chapa de aço da Fragata 'Cunha Moreira'". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 14 November 2024.

[Laid_down_F200-2] "Brasil inicia construcción de fragatas clase Tamandaré". Pucara (in Spanish). 9 September 2022.

[Characteristics_2-3] "Navio de guerra da Marinha construído em SC faz parte de projeto bilionário de defesa nacional". G1 (in Portuguese). 8 August 2024.

[Characteristics_3-4] "Fragatas Classe Tamandaré estão em fase avançada de configuração". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 June 2021.

[class_UAV-5] "Brasil activa la unidad que desplegará los RPAS ScanEagle desde las fragatas Tamandaré". Infodefensa (in Spanish). 14 July 2022.

[Specifications-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.

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History

Brazil
Name	Cunha Moreira
Namesake	Luís da Cunha Moreira^[pt]
Ordered	6 March 2020
Builder	ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Itajaí
Cost	€500 million
Identification	F202
Status	Under construction^[1]
General characteristics
Class and type	Tamandaré-class frigate
Displacement	3,500 t (3,400 long tons; 3,900 short 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	Combined diesel and diesel: 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 × RHIB
Complement	136
Sensors and processing systems	Search radar: Hensoldt TRS-4D Active electronically scanned array multi-function radar Navigation radar: Anschuetz NautoScan NX Fire-control radars: Thales STIR 1.2 EO Mk2, Safran PASEO XLR Sonar: Atlas ASO 713 hull sonar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Electronic support measures: Omnisys MAGE Defensor Mk3 Decoys: Terma 130 mm decoy launchers, Seagnat chaff dispensers
Armament	Guns: Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapid gun (mounted in stealth cupola), Sea Snake 30 mm CIWS, 2 × Sea Defender 12.7 mm RWS Anti-air: 12-cell Vertical launching system for 12 × Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missiles Anti-ship: 8 × MANSUP anti-ship missiles Anti-submarine: 2 × triple tubes with reloads for Mark 54 torpedoes
Aircraft carried	1 × S-70B Seahawk multi-mission helicopter, 1 × ScanEagle UAV
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and enclosed hangar for one medium-lift helicopter
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