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Brazilian Navy ) , colors= Blue and white , colors_label= Colors , march= "Cisne Branco" ( en, "White Swan") (same name as training ship ''Cisne Branco'' , mascot= , equipment= 1 multipurpose aircraft carrier7 submarines6 frigates2 corvettes4 amphibious warf ...
, complete and correct as of 2018. The Navy has approximately 134 ships in commission, including 39 auxiliary ships. 8 frigates/corvettes, 7 conventional attack submarines and 1 helicopter carrier.


Current ships


Submarines

File:S-33 Submarino Tapajó %2824772621755%29.jpg, ''Tapajó'' (''Tupi'' class) File:Submarino Tikuna (5) (5433943346).jpg, ''Tikuna'' File:S40 Riachuelo.png, ''Riachuelo'' (Scorpène class)


Helicopter carrier

File:Operação "Poseidon 2021" (51476057384).jpg, ''Atlântico''


Amphibious warfare

File:072-ndm-bahia ABC 3037-2 (32625060721).jpg, ''Bahia'' (''Foudre'' class) File:G 28 - Mattoso Maia (7203310692).jpg, ''Mattoso Maia'' (''Newport'' class) File:Aspirantex 2020 (49489124497).jpg, ''Almirante Sabóia'' (Round Table class)


Major surface combatants

File:04 10 2021 - Demonstração de Lançamento de Armas pela Esquadra (51552084989).jpg, ''União'' (''Niterói'' class) File:F 49 - Rademaker (7203194772).jpg, ''Rademaker'' (Type 22 class) File:Corveta Barroso 01 (28331404452).jpg, ''Barroso'' (''Inhaúma'' class) File:V 32 - Júlio de Noronha (7203269908).jpg, ''Júlio de Noronha'' (''Inhaúma'' class)


Offshore patrol

File:Navio-Patrulha Oceânico “Apa” (8803820185).jpg, ''Apa'' (''Amazonas'' class) File:Corveta Caboclo 4 (5431213411).jpg, ''Caboclo'' (''Imperial Marinheiro'') File:P 60 - Bracuí (7203571140).jpg, ''Bracuí'' (''Bracuí'' class) File:Navio-Patrulha Macaé (7408205896).jpg, ''Macaé'' (''Macaé'' class) File:P 43 - Goiana (7204164774).jpg, ''Goiana'' (''Grajaú'' class)


Mine countermeasures

File:Fotos diversas (24404936519).jpg, ''Aratù'' (''Aratù'' class)


Auxiliary

File:NSS Guillobel (K120) (52036649320).jpg, ''Guillobel'' File:Alte Gastão Motta2009.jpg, ''Almirante Gastão Motta'' File:Purus(1) (51216264540).jpg, ''Mearim class'' File:RbAM Triunfo (R-23).jpg, ''Triunfo'' (''Triunfo'' class) File:RbAM Almirante Guilhem (R-24).jpg, ''Almirante Guilhem'' (''Almirante Guilhem'' class) File:Navio de Pesquisa Aspirante Moura 2 (5431788460).jpg, ''Aspirante Moura''


Landing craft

File:GLAM MB IMG 2540 (35460411684).jpg, ''Guarapari'' File:UNITAS LX (48706672888).jpg, ''Marambaia'' File:Navio Doca Multipropósito (NDM) "Bahia" (26145891692).jpg, ''Muriqui'' File:Fuzileiros navais simulam desembarque no Aterro do Flamengo (28334781782).jpg, ''Cataguases''


Survey

File:Navio Vital de Oliveira - Coleta de dados no Esp%C3%ADrito Santo (23690932361).jpg, ''Vital de Oliveira'' File:NHOc Cruzeiro do Sul (H-38).jpg, ''Cruzeiro do Sul'' File:GLAM MB H21 - "Sirius" (40131360374).jpg, ''Sirius'' File:NApOc Almirante Maximiano (H-41).jpg, ''Almirante Maximiano'' File:Partida do Ary Rongel para a Ant%C3%A1rtica (15439584356).jpg, ''Ary Rongel'' File:NHoc Guarnier Sampaio (H-37).jpg, ''Garnier Sampaio'' File:NF Almirante Gra%C3%A7a Aranha (H-34).jpg, ''Almirante Graça Aranha'' File:NB Comandante Varella - H 18.jpg, ''Comandante Varella'' File:NB Faroleiro M%C3%A1rio Seixas - H 26.jpg, ''Faroleiro Mário Seixas''


Inshore patrol

File:U17 Parnaíba.png, ''Parnaíba'' File:P 31 - Rondônia (7203501906).jpg, ''Rondônia'' (''Roraima'' class) File:P 20 - Pedro Teixeira (7203481860).jpg, ''Pedro Teixeira'' (''Pedro Teixeira'' class) File:20170313 - P10 Piratini - Marinha Brasileira IMG 25969.jpg, ''PPiratini'' (''Piratini'' class) File:NApLogFlu Potengi (G- 17).jpg, ''Potengi'' File:Navio-Transporte Fluvial Paraguassu (27119533252).jpg, ''Paraguassú'' File:NA Pará (U-15) 1.jpg, ''Pará'' File:G16 Almirante Leverger 23749.jpg, ''Almirante Leverger'' File:AvTrFlu Piraim (U-29).jpg, ''Piraim'' File:Brazilian hospital ship NAsH Doutor Montenegro (U16) moored in Vila das Pedras, Brazil, on 6 August 2019 (190806-N-DO465-1013).JPG, ''Doutor Montenegro'' File:Navio de assistência hospitalar Oswaldo Cruz (27739568752).jpg, ''Oswaldo Cruz''(''Oswaldo Cruz'' class) File:NAsH Tenente Maximiano (U-28)2.jpg, ''Tenente Maximiano'' File:NAsH Soares de Meirelles - U 21.jpg, ''Soares de Meirelles'' File:GLAM MB H17 - "Caravelas" (39030377890).jpg, ''Caravelas'' Class File:Aviso Hidroceanográfico Fluvial "Rio Xingu" (8517791329).jpg, ''Rio Tocantins'' class


Training

File:Navio Escola Brasil (1) (5432029690).jpg, ''Brasil'' (''Niterói'' class) File:DSC04736 (52031787969).jpg, ''Guarda-Marinha Jansen'' (''Aspirante Nascimento'' class) File:Navio-Veleiro Cisne Branco %286%29 %285433297599%29.jpg, ''Cisne Branco''


Fast interdiction boats / Port captaincy

File:Aviso Patrulha Espadarte.png, ''Espadarte'' (''Tracker'' class) File:ALBACORA (2)(1) (51215196026).jpg, ''Albacora'' (''Marlin'' class) File:Colégio Naval, Angra dos Reis 2019 02.jpg, ''Leva Arriba'' (LC-62 class) File:Operação Amazônia 2014 (15560750766).jpg, (Patrol River LPR-40) File:Operação Ágata 11 (27821490235).jpg, LP CFPN ''03'' File:Linguado (5300513273).jpg, LAEP ''Linguado'' File:Operação Ágata 8 (14196290592).jpg, GPNN ''10'' and ''9'' File:LAR GRANDE (26560141000).jpg, LAR – Marine rapid action speedboat


Silhouettes

Silhouettes of major units in service or planned:


Future ships

The following ships are under construction, planned, or desired.


Torpedoes, missiles and cannons


Current


Future


Historic ships


Imperial Navy


Some Vessels of the Imperial Navy

, , 1858–1868 , , , , , , 637 ton , , Participation in
Uruguayan War The Uruguayan War (10 August 1864 – 20 February 1865) was fought between Uruguay's governing Blanco Party and an alliance consisting of the Empire of Brazil and the Uruguayan Colorado Party, covertly supported by Argentina. Since its i ...
and
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. Special participation in
Siege of Paysandú The siege of Paysandú began on 3 December 1864, Uruguayan_War#Colorado.E2.80.93Brazil_joint_offensive, during the Uruguayan War, when Brazilian forces (under the Marquis of Tamandaré) and Colorado forces (under Venancio Flores) attempted to cap ...
. , - , ''Anhambaí'' , , Light
Gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-steam ...
, , Brazil , , 1858–1865 , , , , , , , , Participation in and
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. was captured by Paraguayan warships in January 1865. , - , ''Araguari'' , ,
Gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-steam ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1858–1882 , , , , , , 400 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , ''Ivahy'' , ,
Gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-steam ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1858–1870 , , , , , , 415 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , ''Iguatemi'' , ,
Corvette A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the slo ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1858–1882 , , , , , , 400 ton, , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , Ironclad ''Brasil'' , ,
Ironclad warship An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
, , Brazil , , 1865–1890 , , , , , , 1,518 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. Was damaged in Battle of Curuzu. , - , Mariz e Barros-class ironclad , ,
Ironclad warship An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1865–1897
1865–1885 , , 1-''Mariz e Barros
2-''Herval'' , , , , 1,313 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , Ironclad ''Tamandaré'' , ,
Ironclad warship An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
, , Brazil , , 1865–1879 , , , , , , 800 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. Was damaged in
Battle of Curupayty The Battle of Curupayty was a key battle in the Paraguayan War. On the morning on 22 September 1866, the joint force of Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan armies attacked Paraguayan fortified trenches on Curupayty. The Paraguayans were led by ge ...
. , - , Ironclad ''Barroso'' , ,
Ironclad warship An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
, , Brazil , , 1866–1882 , , , , , , 980 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , Ironclad ''Rio de Janeiro'' , ,
Ironclad warship An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
, , Brazil , , 1865–1866 , , , , , , 870 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. Sank after hitting two mines in
Battle of Curupayty The Battle of Curupayty was a key battle in the Paraguayan War. On the morning on 22 September 1866, the joint force of Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan armies attacked Paraguayan fortified trenches on Curupayty. The Paraguayans were led by ge ...
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Cabral-class ironclad The ''Cabral-class'' ironclads were a pair of iron-hulled, armored corvettes originally ordered by Paraguay in 1864, but were sold to Brazil when Paraguay defaulted on the payments. Configured as central-battery ironclads, they served during the 1 ...
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Ironclad warship An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1865–1880
1865–1880 , , 1 – '' Cabral''
2 – ''
Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
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Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , Ironclad ''Lima Barros'' , ,
Ironclad warship An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
, , Brazil , , 1866–1905 , , , , , , 1,700 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , Ironclad ''Silvado'' , ,
Ironclad warship An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. T ...
, , Brazil , , 1866–1880 , , , , , , 1,335 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , Monitor ''Bahia'' , ,
Monitor (warship) A monitor is a relatively small warship which is neither fast nor strongly armored but carries disproportionately large guns. They were used by some navies from the 1860s, during the First World War and with limited use in the Second World War ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1866–1882 , , , , , , 940 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
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Monitor (warship) A monitor is a relatively small warship which is neither fast nor strongly armored but carries disproportionately large guns. They were used by some navies from the 1860s, during the First World War and with limited use in the Second World War ...
, , Brazil , , 1866–1884
1866–1907
1867–1900
1868–1893
1868–1884
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6- , , , , 490 ton , , Participation in
Paraguayan War The Paraguayan War, also known as the War of the Triple Alliance, was a South American war that lasted from 1864 to 1870. It was fought between Paraguay and the Triple Alliance of Argentina, the Empire of Brazil, and Uruguay. It was the deadlies ...
. , - , Battleship ''Riachuelo'' , ,
Battleship A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1883–1910 , , , , , , 5,700 ton , , , - , Afonso Celso Class , ,
Gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-steam ...
, , Brazil , , 1882–1900 , , ''Afonso Celso/Trindade'' , , , , 327 ton, , . , - , Torpedo-boat Class I , ,
Torpedoboat A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of se ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1882–1900 , , ''Nº1''
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''Nº5'' , , , , , , . , - , Alfa Class , ,
Torpedoboat A torpedo boat is a relatively small and fast naval ship designed to carry torpedoes into battle. The first designs were steam-powered craft dedicated to ramming enemy ships with explosive spar torpedoes. Later evolutions launched variants of se ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1883–1899 , , Alfa
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Gama , , , , , , . , - , ''Marajó'' , ,
Gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-steam ...
, , Brazil , , 1885–1893 , , , , , , 430 ton , , Participation in Naval Revolt by the Rebel Fleet. In 1893 he was set on fire by loyalist troops. , - , ''Imperial Marinheiro'' , ,
Cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
, , Brazil , , 1884–1887 , , , , , , 726 ton , , Sank in 1887. , - , Battleship ''Aquidabã'' , ,
Battleship A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ...
, , United Kingdom , , 1885–1906 , , , , , , 5,030 ton, , Participation in Naval Revolt by the Rebel Fleet. Was damaged by torpedoes in naval battle of Anhatomirim, Santa Catarina
Sank in 1906. , - , ''Iniciadora'' , ,
Gunboat A gunboat is a naval watercraft designed for the express purpose of carrying one or more guns to bombard coastal targets, as opposed to those military craft designed for naval warfare, or for ferrying troops or supplies. History Pre-steam ...
, , Brazil , , 1885–1907 , , , , , , 268 ton , , , - , Cruiser ''Almirante Barroso'', ,
Cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
, , Brazil , , 1884–1893 , , , , , , 2,000 ton , , Sank in 1893 during
circumnavigation Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical object, astronomical body (e.g. a planet or natural satellite, moon). This article focuses on the circumnavigation of Earth. The first recorded circ ...
voyage. , - , ''Forges-et-Chantiers'' Ocean Monitor , ,
Monitor (warship) A monitor is a relatively small warship which is neither fast nor strongly armored but carries disproportionately large guns. They were used by some navies from the 1860s, during the First World War and with limited use in the Second World War ...
, , France , , 1873–1893
1875–1893 , , 1-''Javary''
2-''Solimões'' , , , , 3,700 ton , , The two joined the Rebel Fleet during the Naval Revolt, ''Javary'' was sunk by the coastal artillery Fort Villagaignon. , - , '' Trajano'' , ,
Cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...
, , Brazil , , 1873–1906 , , , , , , 1,414 ton , , He joined the Rebel Fleet during the Naval Revolt. , - , Battleship ''Sete de Setembro'' , ,
Battleship A battleship is a large armored warship with a main battery consisting of large caliber guns. It dominated naval warfare in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The term ''battleship'' came into use in the late 1880s to describe a type of ...
, , Brazil , , 1874–1893 , , , , , , 2,174 ton , , He joined the Rebel Fleet during the Naval Revolt, sunk in combat in 1893.


Republic Navy


See also

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References

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