The F ''União'' (F-45) is a
''Niterói''-class frigate of the
Brazilian Navy. The ''União'' was the sixth ship of her class ordered by the Brazilian Navy, on 20 September 1970. The ''União'' was launched on 14 March 1975, and was commissioned on 12 September 1980.
History
In 2003, ''União'' underwent the modernization process, which provided the vessel with an increase in its operating life. At the time, weapons and submarine detection systems were replaced by state-of-the-art equipment, in view of the obsolescence of the original equipment.
Since November 2011, ''União'' has been the main vessel of the Maritime Task Force (MTF), the maritime unit of
UNIFIL
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ( ar, قوة الأمم المتحدة المؤقتة في لبنان, he, כוח האו"ם הזמני בלבנון), or UNIFIL ( ar, يونيفيل, he, יוניפי״ל), is a UN peacekeeping m ...
operations in the
Middle East, leading three ships from
Germany, two from
Bangladesh, one
Greek, one
Turkish
Turkish may refer to:
*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
and one from
Indonesia. The Brazilian unit is equipped with a helicopter and has a crew of 243 Brazilian military personnel.
Gallery
File:F 45 - União (7203247876).jpg, ''União'' underway on 18 November 2005.
File:Fragata "União" (F-45) atracada no Líbano (9261366147).jpg, ''União'' entering port on 11 July 2013.
External links
MarineTraffic
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:União (F-45)
Niteroi-class frigates
1975 ships
Ships built in Southampton
Frigates of the Cold War