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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:HMS_Brazen_F91.jpg) HMS Brazen
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| History | |
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 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Brazen |
| Builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 18 August 1978 |
| Launched | 4 March 1980 |
| Commissioned | 2 July 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 30 August 1996 |
| Identification | Pennant number: F91 |
| Honours and awards | "Kuwait 1991" |
| Fate | Sold to Brazil 18 November 1994 |
 Brazil | |
| Name | Bosisio |
| Namesake | Almirante Paulo Bosísio |
| Acquired | 18 November 1994 |
| Commissioned | 30 August 1996 |
| Decommissioned | 29 September 2015 |
| Homeport | Rio de Janeiro |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sunk as target, July 2017 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Type 22 frigate |
| Displacement | 4,400 tons |
| Length | 131.2 m (430 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 14.8 m (48 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) max |
| Complement | 222 |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | 2 × Lynx MK 8 helicopters |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and hangar |
HMS Brazen was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was completed three months ahead of schedule due to the Falklands War.