Brazilian Navy Marinha do Brasil
The flagship of the Brazilian Navy, aircraft carrier São Paulo
Active	1822 -
Country	Brazil
Branch	Navy
Size	48,600 active personnel 89 naval units 94 aircraft
Part of	Ministry of Defence
Command Headquarters	Brasília/DF
Patron	Marquês de Tamandaré
March	"Cisne Branco"
Anniversaries	November 10 (Navy) December 13 (Marines)
Battles/wars	War of Independence (1822-1823) Argentina-Brazil War (1825-1828) War of Tatters War of the Triple Alliance World War I World War II
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief	President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Commander	Admiral Julio Soares de Moura Neto
Insignia
Naval Jack
Insignia

The Brazilian Navy (Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil) is the navy of Brazil. It is the largest navy in Latin America, with a 27,307-ton aircraft carrier, the NAeL São Paulo (formerly FS Foch of the French Navy), some American and British-built frigates, a few locally-built corvettes, coastal diesel-electric submarines (with a nuclear submarine under development) and many other river and coastal patrol craft. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Bras lia is the capital city of Brazil and is located in the center of the country in a federal district created in the state of Goi s. ... The Marquis of Tamandaré, was the admiral in control of the Brazilian naval fleet for much of the War of the Triple Alliance. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Brazilian War of Independence in 1821-1825 was fought between colonial Brazil and Portugal. ... Combatants Brazilian Empire United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present Uruguay and Argentina) Commanders Pedro I of Brazil Juan Antonio Lavalleja Bernardino Rivadavia The Argentina-Brazil War (Portuguese: Guerra da Cisplatina, Spanish Guerra argentino-brasilera) was an armed conflict that took during the 1820s between the United... Combatants Rio-Grandense Republic Empire of Brazil Commanders Bento Gonçalves da Silva Antônio de Souza Netto Giuseppe Garibaldi General Lima e Silva War of Tatters (in Portuguese: Guerra dos Farrapos, Revolução Farroupilha) was a Republican uprising that began in the southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul and... Combatants Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina, Empire of Brazil Commanders Francisco Solano López José E. Díaz Pedro II of Brazil Duke of Caxias Bartolomé Mitre Venancio Flores Strength at the beginning of the war ca. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Image File history File links Naval_Jack_of_Brazil. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Four aircraft carriers, (bottom-to-top) Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp, supercarrier USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft — in effect acting as a sea... The NAeL São Paulo is a Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier of the Brazilian Navy, formerly the French Foch. ... The Foch (R 99) was the sister-ship of the Clémenceau. ... The French Navy, officially called the National Navy (French: Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military. ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate but larger than a coastal patrol craft. ... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ...

The Brazilian Navy also includes the Brazilian Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais). The Marine Corps is composed of an operational brigade and some guard and ceremonial duty battalions. All told, the Brazilian Marine Corps numbers about 14,600 Marines (2004). There is also a naval aviation arm, with about 1,150 members (2004). Of about 48,600 members of the Brazilian Navy, about 3,200 are conscripts (2004). The Brazilian Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais) is the third largest Marine Corps in the world. ... Naval aviation of the United States. ...

Brazil has committed nearly USD$500 million towards the goal of producing an indigenous nuclear propulsion system for submarines over the next eight years. This project is managed by the Brazilian Navy.^[1]

History

The Naval Battle of Riachuelo was a key victory during the War of the Triple Alliance.

A navy was assembled immediately after Pedro I of Brazil declared independence from Portugal in September 1822. These naval forces were then used in the Brazilian War of Independence, which had begun a year earlier. The navy would later figure in the Cisplatine War; the River Plate conflicts; the Paraguayan War; both World War I and World War II; and in the sporadic civil conflicts that would mark Brazil's history. Image File history File links Batalla_Riachuelo. ... Image File history File links Batalla_Riachuelo. ... Combatants Paraguay Brazil Commanders Pedro Inácio Meza Francisco Manoel Barroso Strength 8 ships, 36 cannons 9 ships, 59 cannons Casualties three steamers, 6 barges, Unknown personnel One steamer, 247 personnel {{{notes}}} The naval Battle of Riachuelo was a key point in the War of the Triple Alliance. ... Combatants Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina, Empire of Brazil Commanders Francisco Solano López José E. Díaz Pedro II of Brazil Duke of Caxias Bartolomé Mitre Venancio Flores Strength at the beginning of the war ca. ... Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil (pron. ... Brazilian War of Independence in 1821-1825 was fought between colonial Brazil and Portugal. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... 1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Brazilian War of Independence in 1821-1825 was fought between colonial Brazil and Portugal. ... Combatants Brazilian Empire United Provinces of the Río de la Plata (present Uruguay and Argentina) Commanders Pedro I of Brazil Juan Antonio Lavalleja Bernardino Rivadavia The Argentina-Brazil War (Portuguese: Guerra da Cisplatina, Spanish Guerra argentino-brasilera) was an armed conflict that took during the 1820s between the United... // 1532: Pizarro captures and ransoms the Incan ruler Atahualpa at Cajamarca. ... Combatants Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina, Empire of Brazil Commanders Francisco Solano López José E. Díaz Pedro II of Brazil Duke of Caxias Bartolomé Mitre Venancio Flores Strength at the beginning of the war ca. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... // 1532: Pizarro captures and ransoms the Incan ruler Atahualpa at Cajamarca. ...

In the initial decades following independence, the country had maintained a modest naval presence. In 1860, the fleet consisted of eight paddle steamers, seven screw sloops, six frigates and corvettes, and 14 smaller vessels. During the Paraguayan War, several ironclads were purchased from the United Kingdom and France. A paddle steamer, paddleboat, or paddlewheeler is a ship or boat propelled by one or more paddle wheels driven by a steam engine. ... A screw sloop is a propeller-driven sloop-of-war. ... For the bird, see Frigatebird. ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate but larger than a coastal patrol craft. ... Combatants Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina, Empire of Brazil Commanders Francisco Solano López José E. Díaz Pedro II of Brazil Duke of Caxias Bartolomé Mitre Venancio Flores Strength at the beginning of the war ca. ... Ironclad warships, frequently shortened to just ironclads, were ships sheathed with thick iron plates for protection. ...

After the losses of the 1893 naval rebellion, very little naval expansion occurred until the 1905 naval program was initiated. It was then that Brazil acquired two of the most powerful and advanced dreadnoughts of the day. These vessels, of the Minas Gerais class battleship, were the last battleships of the Brazilian Navy. 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... HMS Audacious, a British super-dreadnought launched in 1912 A dreadnought was a battleship of the early 20th century, of a type modelled after the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought of 1906. ... The Minas Gerais-class battleships were built in British shipyards for the Brazilian Navy. ... The firepower of a battleship demonstrated by USS Iowa A battleship is a large, heavily-armored warship with a main battery consisting of the largest caliber of guns. ...

Mission

In addition to the roles of a traditional navy, the Brazilian Navy also carries out the role of organizing the Merchant Navy and other operational safety missions traditionally conducted by a coast guard. Other roles include: The multinational Combined Task Force One Five Zero (CTF-150) The British Grand Fleet, the supreme naval force of World War I A rare occurrence of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Merchant Marine. ... A coast guard is a national organization responsible for various services at sea. ...

• Providing riverine and brown water security;
• Contribute to the formulation and conduction of country-wide sea policies;
• Implement sea-related laws and regulations and inspect their fulfillment in the sea and in the inland waters.

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Comparison chart

Brazilian navy in 2005

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Naval fleet

The Brazilian Navy has 89 ships in commission, and others in construction, process of acquisition, and modernization in 2007. In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Joint operations. The Spanish frigate SPS Santa Maria (F 81), top, the Brazilian frigate Rademaker (F 49), center, and the Argentinean destroyer Almirante Brown (D 10)

Vessel	Origin	Type	Class	In service[2]	Notes
Aircraft carriers
A-12 São Paulo	France	Clemenceau class aircraft carrier	Clemenceau class	1	In the past Foch (R 99)
Submarines
S-30 Tupi	Germany	Type 209 submarine	Tupi class	1	weapons upgrade[3]
S-31 Tamoio	Germany/  Brazil	Type 209 submarine	Tupi class	1	weapons upgrade[3]
S-32 Timbira	Germany/  Brazil	Type 209 submarine	Tupi class	1	weapons upgrade[3]
S-33 Tapajó	Germany/  Brazil	Type 209 submarine	Tupi class	1	weapons upgrade[3]
S-34 Tikuna	Brazil	Type 209 submarine[4]	Tikuna class	1	weapons upgrade[3]
S-35	Brazil  Germany	U214 submarine[5]	?	0	1 unit ordered
Frigates
F-46 Greenhalgh	United Kingdom	Type 22 frigate	Greenhalgh class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
F-47 Dodsworth	United Kingdom	Type 22 frigate	Greenhalgh class	1	in reserve
F-48 Bosisio	United Kingdom	Type 22 frigate	Greenhalgh class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
F-49 Rademaker	United Kingdom	Type 22 frigate	Greenhalgh class	1	weapons upgrade[6]
D-27 Pará	United States	Garcia class frigate	Pará class	1
F-40 Niterói	United Kingdom	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
F-41 Defensora	United Kingdom	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
F-42 Constituição	United Kingdom	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
F-43 Liberal	United Kingdom	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
F-44 Independência	Brazil	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
F-45 União	Brazil	Niteroi class frigate	Niterói class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
Corvettes
V-30 Inhaúma	Brazil	Inhaúma class corvette	Inhaúma class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
V-31 Jaceguai	Brazil	Inhaúma class corvette	Inhaúma class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
V-32 Júlio de Noronha	Brazil	Inhaúma class corvette	Inhaúma class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
V-33 Frontim	Brazil	Inhaúma class corvette	Inhaúma class	1	weapons upgrade[7]
V-34 Barroso	Brazil	Barroso class corvette	Barroso class	0	1 unit ordered
Mine warfare
M-15 Aratu	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-16 Anhatomirim	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-17 Atalaia	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-18 Araçatuba	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-19 Abrolhos	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
M-20 Albardão	Germany	Minesweeper ship	Aratu class	1
Amphibious
G-28 Mattoso Maia	United States	Tank landing ship	Mattoso Maia class	1
G-30 Ceará	United States	Dock landing ship	Ceará class	1
G-31 Rio de Janeiro	United States	Dock landing ship	Ceará class	1
Patrol vessels
Bracuí PCC	United Kingdom	River class patrol vessel	Bracuí class	4
Imperial Marinheiro PCO	Netherlands	Offshore patrol vessel	Imperial Marinheiro class	9
Grajaú PCO	Brazil	Offshore patrol vessel	Grajaú class	10
Piratini PGM	United States	Patrol gunboat	Piratini class	6
Tracker PCI	Brazil	Coastal patrol vessel	J Class	16
Roraima	Brazil	River patrol vessel	Roraima class	3
Pedro Teixeira	Brazil	River patrol vessel	Pedro Teixeira class	2
Auxiliaries
U-20 Cisne Branco	Netherlands	Sailing frigate	Cisne Branco class	1
U-27 Brasil	Brazil	School ship	Mk10 mod. class	1
K-11 Felinto Perry	Norway	Submarine rescue ship	Felinto Perry class	1
G-23 Alte. Gastão Motta	Brazil	Tanker ship	Alte. Gastão Motta class	1
G-27 Marajó	Brazil	Tanker ship	Marajó class	1
G-17 Potengi	Brazil	Tanker ship	Potengi class	1
G-21 Ary Parreiras	Japan	Troop transport ship	Custódio de Mello class	1
U-15 Pará	Brazil	Auxiliary ship	Pará class	1
R-21 Tritão	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Triunfo class	1
R-22 Tridente	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Triunfo class	1
R-23 Triunfo	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Triunfo class	1
R-24 Alte. Guilhem	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Alte. Guilhem class	1
R-25 Alte. Guillobel	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Ate. Guilhem class	1
R-26 Trindade	Brazil	Salvage and rescue ship	Trindade class	1
U-17 Parnaíba	Brazil	Monitor ship	Parnaíba class	1
U-16 Dr. Montenegro	Brazil	Hospital ship	Dr. Montenegro class	1
U-18 Oswaldo Cruz	Brazil	Hospital ship	Dr. Montenegro class	1
U-19 Carlos Chagas	Brazil	Hospital ship	Dr. Montenegro class	1
H-44 Ary Rongel	Norway	Icebreaker	Ary Rongel class	1
H-40 Antares	United Kingdom	Oceanographic research vessel	Antares class	1
H-21 Sirius	Japan	Research vessel	Sirius class	1
H-35 Amorim do Valle	United Kingdom	Small patrol corvette	River class	1
H-36 Taurus	Brazil	Small patrol corvette	Argus class	1
H-37 Garnier Sampaio	United Kingdom	Small patrol corvette	River class	1
NGB	Brazil	Lightvessel	Alte. Graça Aranha class	6

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Aircraft inventory

The Navy operates 94 aircraft in 2007, with all but the A-4 Skyhawks being helicopters. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Brazilian A-4

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Versions	In service[8]	Notes
Bell 206	United States	utility helicopter	206B	18
Eurocopter Cougar	France	transport helicopter	AS 332F AS 532	5 2
Eurocopter Fennec	France	utility helicopter	AS 355F2	9
Helibras HB 350	France/  Brazil	utility helicopter	HB 350B	18
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk	United States	attack lead-in trainer	AF-1 (A-4KU) AF-1A (TA-4KU)	20 3	Former Kuwait Air Force aircraft.
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King	United States/  Italy	anti-submarine helicopter	ASH-3B SH-3A	4 3
Westland Super Lynx	United Kingdom	anti-submarine helicopter	HAS Mk.21A	13

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Notes

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See also

• Brazilian Army
• Brazilian Air Force
• Military history of Brazil
• Military ranks of Brazil
• Brazil and weapons of mass destruction

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External links

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Brazilian Navy

• Official website (Portuguese)
• Brazilian Fighting Ships(Portuguese)
• Global Security profile
• History of World's Navy's - Ships of the Brazilian Navy
• History of VF-1 "Falcões" (Hawks) in the Brazilian Navy
• Brazilian naval flags
• Base Militar Web Magazine's Brazilian military aircraft data base
• Military Orders and Medals from Brazil (Portuguese)
• Poder Naval OnLine - warships, naval aviation and related information
• Hazegray - World Navies Today (outdated)
• Battleships
• Carriers

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