Engineering:Brazilian submarine Riachuelo (S40)
_(52243313743).jpg) Riachuelo underway
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| Name: | Riachuelo |
| Namesake: | Battle of Riachuelo |
| Ordered: | 23 December 2008[1][2] |
| Builder: | ICN, Madeira Island, Itaguaí |
| Laid down: | 27 May 2010[2] |
| Launched: | 14 December 2018[3] |
| Commissioned: | 1 September 2022[4] |
| Homeport: | Madeira Island |
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| Status: | In service |
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| Class and type: | Riachuelo-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 1,900 t (1,900 long tons)[4] |
| Length: | 70.62 m (231 ft 8 in)[4] |
| Beam: | 6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)[4] |
| Draft: | 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)[5] |
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| Speed: | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) surfaced/submerged[5] |
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| Endurance: | 70 days[6] |
| Test depth: | 400 m (1,300 ft)[7] |
| Complement: | 32[5] |
| Sensors and processing systems: | DCNS Submarine Tactical Information and Command System[5] |
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Riachuelo (S40) is a Brazilian Riachuelo-class submarine built for the Brazilian Navy by DCNS in Cherbourg and ICN in Itaguaí, Brazil.
The Brazilian boats are larger in length, tonnage and cargo capacity compared to the French Scorpène class they are derived from. The Brazilian version are 70.62 m (231.7 ft) and 1,900 tons, compared to the original Scorpènes that are 61.7 m (202 ft) and 1,565 tons.[9]
Program history
In 2008, Brazil purchased four enlarged Scorpènes for USD 10 billion with a total technology transfer agreement and a second agreement to develop the first Brazilian nuclear-powered submarine, Álvaro Alberto. The hull of Riachuelo was laid down at Cherbourg, France on 27 May 2010 and it was jumboized at the Brazilian Navy Shipyard in Itaguaí in late 2012.[2]
Riachuelo was launched on 14 December 2018, and began sea trials in September 2019,[10] the Humaitá was launched on 11 December 2020.[11]
Development and design
The first stage of construction of the submarine took place in France, at the headquarters of DCNS in Cherbourg, with the cutting of the first steel plates of the structure. At this point, technology transfer from French technicians to Brazilians began.[12] In the middle of 2013, internal parts manufactured in France arrived, which were then integrated to the other parts built in Brazil. In September 2015, the first construction stage was completed, with the delivery of the last section of resistant hull.[12]
The initial Navy predictions for the delivery of Riachuelo were for 2015, however, after some postponements, the boat was launched in 2018, in order to start the platform acceptance testing phase, with two years in duration, plus six months of tests of the combat systems, with its incorporation to the operative sector foreseen for the middle of 2021.[13] The commissioning of Riachuelo took place on 1 September 2022.[4]
The other boats of the Brazilian class are Humaitá (S41), Tonelero (S42) and Angostura (S43).[5]
Namesake
The Riachuelo is the seventh boat of the Brazilian Navy to receive this name, in honor of the Battle of Riachuelo, which took place in 1865, in the Paraguayan War.[14]
The others were:
- Riachuelo - Yacht.
- Riachuelo - Steamboat, later renamed Marquês de Caxias.
- Riachuelo - Flat-bottomed boat.
- Riachuelo - Steam battleship of the Imperial Brazilian Navy (1883–1910)
- Riachuelo (S15) - Submarine of the Gato class, used in World War II by the U.S. Navy, before being incorporated into the Brazilian Navy (1943–1968)
- Riachuelo (S22) - Submarine of the Oberon class, currently serving as a museum (1977–1997)
References
- ↑ "DECRETO Nº 8.630, DE 30 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2015". Brazil Gov. 30 December 2008. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2015-2018/2015/decreto/D8630.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Nicolas von Kospot (2 June 2010). "First Steel Cut for Brazilian Submarine Programme". www.defpro.com. http://www.defpro.com/daily/details/585/.
- ↑ "Brazil launches first of 5 navy attack submarines". EFE. 14 December 2018. https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/brazil-launches-first-of-5-navy-attack-submarines/50000262-3843389.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Submarino "Riachuelo" reforça a soberania do País na Amazônia Azul" (in pt). 1 September 2022. https://www.marinha.mil.br/agenciadenoticias/submarino-riachuelo-reforca-soberania-do-pais-na-amazonia-azul.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 Luiz Padilha (5 December 2012). "SBr – Submarino 'Riachuelo' (S-40)". https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/naval/sbr-submarino-riachuelo-s40.
- ↑ "Submarinos (Classe Riachuelo)" (in pt). 5 September 2022. https://www.marinha.mil.br/meios-navais/submarinos-classe-riachuelo.
- ↑ Beatriz Freitas Pereira (3 December 2020). "S-41 Humaitá pronto para ser lançado". https://www.defesanet.com.br/prosub/noticia/38954/S-41-Humaita-pronto-para-ser-lancado-/.
- ↑ Joao Paulo Zeitoun Moralez (2 September 2021). "La Marina de Brasil incorpora el primer submarino de la Clase Riachuelo". https://www.pucara.org/post/la-marina-de-brasil-incorpora-el-primer-submarino-de-la-clase-riachuelo.
- ↑ "Submarino Riachuelo inicia provas de mar" (in pt). Poder Naval. 25 September 2019. https://www.naval.com.br/blog/2019/09/25/submarino-riachuelo-inicia-provas-de-mar/.
- ↑ "Brazil launches first of 5 navy attack submarines". EFE. 14 December 2018. https://www.efe.com/efe/english/world/brazil-launches-first-of-5-navy-attack-submarines/50000262-3843389.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Marinha do Brasil PROSUB" (in pt). https://www1.mar.mil.br/prosub/construcao.
- ↑ "Submarino Riachuelo inicia provas de mar" (in pt). Veja. 14 December 2018. https://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/marinha-lanca-novo-submarino-riachuelo.
- ↑ "NAVIOS DE GUERRA BRASILEIROS - 1822 - Hoje" (in pt). http://www.naval.com.br/ngb/R/Let-R.htm.
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