 Artist's impression of the vessel | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Brazil | |
| Name | Almirante Saldanha |
| Namesake | Saldanha da Gama |
| Ordered | June 2022 [1] |
| Builder | Jurong Aracruz (Aracruz, Brazil) |
| Cost | $150 million [1] |
| Laid down | 17 October 2023 |
| Launched | 2025 (planned) |
| Identification |
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| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics [3] [4] | |
| Type | Research vessel |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 6,808 t (6,700 long tons) |
| Length | 103 m (337 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 18.5 m (60 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 6.3 m (20 ft 8 in) |
| Ice class | Polar Class 6 [5] |
| Installed power | Three Wärtsilä 32 series diesel generators [1] |
| Propulsion | Diesel-electric; [1] two azimuth thrusters [5] |
| Speed |
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| Range | 10,000 nautical miles (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) [5] |
| Endurance | 70 days [5] |
| Complement | 95, including 26 researchers |
| Aircraft carried | Airbus H135 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Almirante Saldanha (H22) is a Brazilian Navy ice-strengthened oceanographic research ship under construction by the Brazilian shipyard Jurong Aracruz. The vessel will replace the aging Ary Rongel (H44) as the main ship of the Brazilian Antarctic Program. The launching of the ship is planned for 2025. [6]
