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F42 Constituição

Brazilian Navy

F42 Constituição

Niteroi class - FF - Frigate

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Flight Deck:
Call Sign:	PWCO
Shipyard:	Vosper Thornycroft

Events

History of Constituição F42

1974-mar-13	Laid down	Laid down
1976-apr-15	Launched	Launched
1978-mar-31	Commissioned	Commissioned
2016-apr-21	NEWS	Brazilian Navy Fires Missile for MISSILEX 2016

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Specifications

217

crew

3700

full load (tn)

129

length (m)

13.50

beam (m)

5.50

draught (m)

30

max speed (knots)

4

Naval Engine diesel

2

Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus

2

Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG

1

Torpedo Launchers Ikara

1

Naval Radar navigation radar ZW-06

2

Naval Radar fire direction radar Selenia Orion RTN-10X

Aircraft

		Typical	Max
Brazilian Navy	Westland Lynx mk21	1	1
Brazilian Navy	SNIA HB355F2 Esquilo	0	1
Brazilian Navy	Westland Super Lynx mk21a	0	1

Builder

Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston

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