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Brazilian submarine Tapajó (S33)

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Tupi-class submarines
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
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
Test depth500 m (1,600 ft)
Complement30
Armament

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

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.

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

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "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.

External links

Tupi-class submarines
List of ships of the Brazilian Navy
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