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}}{{Infobox ship class overview | Name=Inhaúma class | Builders=Arsenal da Marinha no Rio de Janeiro, Verolme | Operators=Brazilian Navy | Class before= | Class after= | Subclasses= | Cost= | Built range=1986-2002 | In service range= | In commission range= | Total ships building= | Total ships planned= | Total ships completed=5 | Total ships cancelled= | Total ships active=3 | Total ships laid up= | Total ships lost= | Total ships retired=2 | Total ships preserved=
}}{{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header= | Header caption= | Ship class= | Ship type=corvette | Ship tonnage= | Ship displacement=1,670 tons standard , 1,970 tons full load | Ship tons burthen= | Ship length=95.77m | Ship beam=11.4 m | Ship height= | Ship draught=5.5m | Ship draft= | Ship depth= | Ship hold depth= | Ship decks= | Ship deck clearance= | Ship ramps= | Ship ice class= | Ship power= | Ship propulsion=*2 shaft CODOG- 1 GE LM2500 gas turbine - 23,000 hp
- 2 MTU Diesels 7,800 hp
| Ship sail plan= | Ship speed=27 knots | Ship range=4,000 nm at 15 knots | Ship endurance= | Ship test depth= | Ship boats= | Ship capacity= | Ship troops= | Ship complement=162 | Ship crew= | Ship time to activate= | Ship sensors= Radar: Plessey AWS-4, Kelvin Hughes Type 1007, Selenia Orion RTN 10X, Sonar: Krupp Atlas ASO4 Mod 2 | Ship EW= | Ship armament=- 1 - 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun (113 mm)
- 2 - 40 mm Bofors AA guns
- 4 - Exocet, SSM launchers
- 6 - 324 mm anti submarine torpedoes
| Ship armour= | Ship armor= | Ship aircraft=1 Westland Super Lynx Mk.21A (locally designated as AH-11A) | Ship aircraft facilities=Helicopter pad | Ship notes=
}} | The Inhaúma Class corvettes are five escort vessels operated by the Brazilian Navy. They were named after Joaquim José Inácio, Viscount of Inhaúma. These ships were built in Brazil and designed with assistance from the German company Marine Technik. It was originally planned to build 12 to 16 ships but the economic situation in Brazil did not permit this and only five vessels were built. The programme was considerably delayed due to funding issues and the Brazilian Verolme yard's insolvency in 1991 which forced V32 and V33 to be completed by Arsenal da Marinha. The ships were fitted with a Ferranti CAAIS 450 (Computer Aided Action Information System) combat data system and a SAAB EOS-400 fire control system. Further vessels were planned to have indigenous Brazilian missiles but this was shelved. Conway's reports the ships as being top-heavy. ShipsAll ships were completed by the Arsenal da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, and three are currently (2016) in service. | Pennant number | Ship | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| V30 | Inhaúma | 13 December 1986 | 12 December 1989 | She was decommissioned from Brazilian Naval service on 25 November 2016.[1] | | V31 | Jaceguai | 8 June 1987 | 2 April 1991 | In service | | V32 | Júlio de Noronha | 15 December 1989 | 7 October 1992 | In service | | V33 | Frontin | 6 February 1992 | March 1994 | She was decommissioned from Brazilian Naval service on 23 September 2015. On 12 April 2016 she was used as an air to sea, sea to sea missile target by the Brazilian Navy, sinking after three strikes.[2][3] | | V34 | Barroso | 20 December 2002 | 19 August 2008 | In service |
References & External links- Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995
- Inhaúma class frigates - Poder Naval OnLine (portuguese version only)
- Inhaúma Class Corvettes, Brazil
- Poder NavalOnLine - Note on the decommissioning of corvette V-33 Frontin
- Poder NavalOnLine - Operaçao MISSILEX 2016, O fin da ex corveta Frontin
{{Commons category|Inhaúma class corvette}}References1. ^ Poder Naval OnLine. Retrieved on 22 November 2016.
2. ^'IHS Jane's 360', 'Naval Weapons, Brazilian Navy fires missiles against retired Frontin corvette', 21 April 2016. http://www.janes.com/article/59677/brazilian-navy-fires-missiles-against-retired-frontin-corvette
3. ^ Poder Naval OnLine. Retrieved on 27 September 2015.
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