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Ships of the Brazilian Navy

Brazilian Navy
Naval Jack of Brazil.svg
Coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy.svg
Headquarters
Brasília/DF
History and traditions
Establishment:1822
Navy Day:10 November
Patron:Marquês de Tamandaré
Battles
Independence of Brazil
Cisplatine War
Ragamuffin War
Paraguayan War
World War I
World War II
Components
Ships of the Brazilian Navy
Aircraft of the Brazilian Navy
Corps of Naval Fusiliers
Naval Aviation
Personnel
Admiral Júlio Soares de Moura Neto

This is a list of active ships of the Brazilian Navy, complete and correct as of 2014.

The Navy has approximately 112 ships in commission, including 39 auxiliary vessels. 9 of the commissioned vessels are frigates of British origin and 5 are conventional attack submarines of German origin. Recently the Brazilian Navy has sought modernization through the acquisition of 4 submarines of French manufacture, class Scorpéne, and of the own construction of a nuclear submarine, besides 4 corvettes class Tamandaré and 4 patrol ship of 500 ton.

The Brazilian Navy as part of the prosuper plan to acquire 5 oceanic patrol vessels and 5 6,000 ton frigates in addition to a support vessel


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