Niteroi class - FF - Frigate IMO: MMSI: Flight Deck: Call Sign: PWLI Shipyard: Vosper Thornycroft Events ---Filter---Laid downLaunchedCommissionedPort VisitDeployment History of Liberal F43 1975-may-02Laid downLaid down 1977-feb-07LaunchedLaunched 1978-nov-19CommissionedCommissioned 2012-apr-10DeploymentDeployment off Lebanon departed Rio de Janeiro Naval Base on 8 month deployment with UNIFIL (off Lebanon), returned in Feb 2013 having relieved Union. 2013-feb-09Port VisitPort Visit visit to Natal, until 13 Feb. Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event Specifications Niteroi class 217crew 3700full load (tn) 129length (m) 13.50beam (m) 5.50draught (m) 30max speed (knots) 4Naval Engine diesel2Naval Engine gas turbine - Rolls Royce Olympus2Naval Engine propulsion system: CODOG 1Torpedo Launchers Ikara 1Naval Radar navigation radar ZW-062Naval Radar fire direction radar Selenia Orion RTN-10X Aircraft Typical Max Brazilian Navy Westland Lynx mk21 11 Brazilian Navy SNIA HB355F2 Esquilo 01 Brazilian Navy Westland Super Lynx mk21a 01 Builder Vosper Thornycroft, Woolston