This is a list of active Brazilian Navy ships. The Navy has approximately 134 ships in commission, including 39 auxiliary ships. 8 frigates/corvettes, 5 conventional attack submarines and 1 helicopter carrier. This list presents only the major combatant and auxiliary vessels in active service and in construction. The Navy also operates dozens of diverse vessels including for research, inshore and fast interdiction duties, while accumulating coastguard and river guard roles.
Boat status legend:
Class | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Builder |
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Conventional & Nuclear attack submarines (4 in service — 1 fitting out — 2 in construction) | |||||
Tupi class | Tupi | S30 | 1989 | 1,440 t | HDW, Kiel, GER AMRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Tikuna | S34 | 2005 | 1,580 t | ||
Riachuelo class | Riachuelo | S40 | 2022 | 1,900 t | ICN, Itaguaí, BRA |
Humaitá | S41 | 2024 | |||
Tonelero | S42 | 2025 | |||
Angostura | S43 | 2026 | |||
Álvaro Alberto | SN10 | 2032 | 6,000 t |
Class | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Builder |
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Helicopter carrier (1 in service) | |||||
— | Atlântico | A140 | 2018 | 21,500 t | VSEL, Barrow-in-Furness, UK |
Frigates (6 in service — 2 in construction — 2 planned) | |||||
Type 22 | Rademaker | F49 | 1997 | 4,450 t | YSL, Glasgow, UK |
Niterói class | Defensora | F41 | 1977 | 3,800 t | VT, Portsmouth, UK AMRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Constituição | F42 | 1978 | |||
Liberal | F43 | 1978 | |||
Independência | F44 | 1979 | |||
União | F45 | 1980 | |||
Tamandaré class | Tamandaré | F200 | 2026 | 3,500 t | TKMS, Itajaí, BRA |
Jerônimo de Albuquerque | F201 | 2027 | |||
Cunha Moreira | F202 | 2028 | |||
Mariz e Barros | F203 | 2029 | |||
Corvettes (2 in service) | |||||
Inhaúma class | Barroso | V34 | 2005 | 2,500 t | AMRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Júlio de Noronha | V32 | 1992 | 1,900 t | ||
Patrols (25 in service — 1 in construction) | |||||
Imperial Marinheiro class | Caboclo | V19 | 1955 | 1,000 t | Royal Bodewes, Hoogezand, NL |
Amazonas class | Amazonas | P120 | 2012 | 2,200 t | BAE Systems, Portsmouth & Scotstoun, UK |
Apa | P121 | 2012 | |||
Araguari | P122 | 2013 | |||
Macaé class | Macaé | P70 | 2009 | 500 t | AMRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Macau | P71 | 2010 | |||
Maracanã | P72 | 2022 | |||
Mangaratiba | P75 | 2024 | |||
Bracuí class | Bracuí | P60 | 1993 | 864 t | Richards Dry Dock and Engineering Limited, Great Yarmouth, UK |
Benevente | P61 | 1993 | |||
Bocaína | P62 | 1993 | |||
Babitonga | P63 | 1993 | |||
Grajaú class | Grajaú | P40 | 1993 | 200 t | AMRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Guaíba | P41 | 1994 | |||
Graúna | P42 | 1994 | |||
Goiana | P43 | 1994 | |||
Guajará | P44 | 1995 | |||
Guaporé | P45 | 1995 | |||
Gurupá | P46 | 1995 | |||
Gurupi | P47 | 1996 | |||
Guanabara | P48 | 1996 | |||
Guarujá | P49 | 1998 | |||
Guaratuba | P50 | 1998 | |||
Gravataí | P51 | 1999 | |||
Mine countermeasures (5 in service) | |||||
Aratu class | Aratù | M15 | 1970s | 245 t | A&R, Lemwerder, GER |
Atalaia | M17 | ||||
Araçatuba | M18 | ||||
Abrolhos | M19 | ||||
Albardão | M20 | ||||
Class | Boat | No. | Comm. | Displacement | Builder |
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Landing platform dock (2 in service) | |||||
Foudre class | Bahia | G40 | 2015 | 12,000 t | DCNS, Brest, FRA |
Round Table class | Almirante Sabóia | G25 | 2009 | 7,700 t | Hawthorn Leslie, Hebburn, UK |
Replenishment (1 in service) | |||||
— | Almirante Gastão Motta | G23 | 1991 | 6,000 t | Ishibrás, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Training (5 in service) | |||||
— | Cisne Branco | U20 | 2000 | 1,038 t | Damen, Gorinchem, NL |
Niterói class | Brasil | U27 | 1986 | 3,355 t | AMRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Aspirante Nascimento class | Aspirante Nascimento | U10 | 1980 | 190 t | EMBRASA, Itajaí, BRA |
Guarda-Marinha Jansen | U11 | 1981 | |||
Guarda-Marinha Brito | U12 | 1981 | |||
Submarine rescue (1 in service) | |||||
— | Guillobel | K120 | 2019 | 5,700 t | Astilleros Balenciaga, Zumaia, ES |
Research (4 in service) | |||||
— | Vital de Oliveira | H39 | 2015 | 4,200 t | Guangzhou Hantong Shipbuilding and Shipping Co. Ltd., Xinhui, CHN |
— | Cruzeiro do Sul | H38 | 2007 | 2,100 t | Eiken Mekaniske Verksted AS, Steinkjer, NOR |
— | Antares | H40 | 1988 | 1,248 t | AS Mejellem & Karlsen, Bergen, NOR |
— | Sirius | H21 | 1958 | 1,463 t | IHI, Tokyo, JP |
Icebreaker (2 in service — 1 in construction) | |||||
— | Almirante Saldanha | H22 | 2025 | 6,804 t | Jurong Aracruz, Espírito Santo, BRA |
— | Almirante Maximiano | H41 | 2008 | 3,865 t | Vigor Shipyards, Los Angeles, US |
— | Ary Rongel | H44 | 1993 | 1,982 t | Eide Marine Services, Halsnøy, NOR |
Tugs (10 in service) | |||||
Almirante Guilhem class | Almirante Guilhem | R24 | 1981 | 2,393 t | Superpesa, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Almirante Guillobel | R25 | 1981 | |||
Triunfo class | Tritão | R21 | 1987 | 1,350 t | ESTANAVE, Manaus, BRA |
Tridente | R22 | 1987 | |||
Triunfo | R23 | 1987 | |||
Mearim class | Mearim | G150 | 2018 | 1,943 t | AMRJ, Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
Iguatemi | G151 | 2018 | |||
Purus | G152 | 2018 | |||
— | Aspirante Moura | U14 | 1987 | 543 t | |
— | Almirante Hess | U30 | 1983 | 90 t |
Silhouettes of major units in service:
![]() Atlântico |
![]() Rademaker | ![]() Defensora | ![]() Constituição | ![]() Liberal | ![]() Independência | ![]() União |
![]() Barroso | ![]() Júlio de Noronha |
![]() Riachuelo | ![]() Humaitá | ![]() Tonelero |
![]() Tupi | ![]() Tikuna |
Class | Type | Origin | In Service | Per unit (Name) | Photo | Displacement | N.B. |
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Dom Pedro I | Schooner | Portugal | 1822-1824 | ![]() | Participated in the War of Independence. | ||
Maria Teresa | Schooner | Portugal | 1822–1827 | Participated in the War of Independence and the Cisplatine War. | |||
Vasco da Gama | Nau | Portugal | 1822–1826 | Participated in the War of Independence. | |||
Pedro I | Nau | Portugal | 1822–1827 | ![]() | Participated in the War of Independence, his commander was Lord Cochrane Marquês do Maranhão. | ||
Nictheroy | Frigate | Portugal | 1822–1836 | ![]() | It was the first captaincy ship of the Brazilian fleet, with notable achievements of the War of Independence and the Cisplatine War. | ||
Liberal | Corvette | Portugal | 1823–1844 | It was part of the Portuguese colonial fleet. The Brazilian Imperial Navy had outstanding performance of the War of Independence and the Cisplatine War. | |||
Maria da Glória | Clipper/Corvette | United States | 1823–1830 | ![]() | It was part of the Portuguese colonial fleet until 1823 when it was incorporated by Brazil. It participated in the War of Independence. In the Cisplatine War he stood out in the naval battle Lara Quilmes where he destroyed the Argentine frigate 25 de Mayo . | ||
Real | Brig | Portugal | 1823–1827 | It was part of the Portuguese colonial fleet, was captured by Brazilians. He was actively involved in the war of independence and the Cisplatine War. | |||
Oriental | Schooner | Brazil | 1823–1827 | ![]() | Participated in the cisplatin War. In 1827 was captured by Argentine Navy. | ||
Dona Januária | Schooner | Brazil | 1823–1845 | ![]() | Participated in the cisplatin War. In 1827 was captured by Argentine Navy and renamed as Ocho Febrero In 1828 during the naval battle of Arregui was recaptured by the Empire of Brazil. | ||
Imperatriz | Frigate | Brazil | 1824–1836 | ![]() | Participated in the cisplatin war. During the conflict he excelled in repelling the attacks of the Argentine navy | ||
Bertioga | Schooner | Portugal | 1825–1827 | ![]() | Captured by the Argentines in the Battle of Juncal.In 1827 was captured by Argentine Navy. | ||
Constituição | Frigate | United States | 1826–1880 | ![]() | Participated in the cisplatin war. Seizes two boats Argentine privateers during the conflict. | ||
Abaeté | Schooner | Brazil | 1839–1841 | ![]() | Was part of the naval force which operated against Cabanagem. | ||
Calíope | Brig | Brazil | 1839–1860 | 194 ton | On December 17, 1851, participated in the forcing of the Tonelero Pass. | ||
Amélia | Frigate | Brazil | 1840–1859 | ![]() | 594 ton | . | |
Dona Francisca | Corvette | Brazil | 1845–1860 | 637 ton | On December 17, 1851, participated in the forcing of the Tonelero Pass. | ||
Afonso | Frigate | United Kingdom | 1848–1853 | ![]() | 900 ton | Was fleet flagship during Battle of The Tonelero Pass in Platine War Sank in 1853. | |
Dom Pedro II | Corvette | Brazil | 1850–1861 | ![]() | Participation in Battle of The Tonelero Pass Sank in 1861. | ||
Recife | Corvette | United Kingdom | 1850–1880 | ![]() | Was flagship of a fleet during Battle of The Tonelero Pass in Platine War. | ||
Bahiana | Corvette | Brazil | 1851–1893 | 972 ton | In 1851, he went to Montevideo to join Admiral Grenfell's squad in the war against Argentine Rosas.It was set on fire and destroyed during the 1893 Armada Revolt. | ||
Amazonas | Frigate | United Kingdom | 1852–1897 | ![]() | 1,800 ton | Relevant participation in Paraguayan War Was seriously damaged during Naval Revolt in 1897. | |
Ypiranga | Gunboat | Brazil | 1854–1880 | ![]() | 325 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Jequitinhonha | Corvette | United Kingdom | 1854–1865 | ![]() | 637 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War During the naval Battle of Riachuelo, it ran under the batteries of the strong enemies, having to be left by the crew. Not being able to get away from the beach, it was burned by the crew. | |
Beberibe | Corvette | United Kingdom | 1854–1869 | ![]() | 559 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. He had an important participation in the naval battle of Riachuelo and in the passage of the fortress of Humaita. | |
Belmonte | Corvette | France | 1856–1876 | ![]() | 602 ton | Participation in Platine War and Paraguayan War. | |
Parnahyba | Corvette | France} | 1858–1868 | ![]() | 637 ton | Participation in Uruguayan War and Paraguayan War. Special participation in Siege of Paysandú. | |
Anhambaí | Light Gunboat | Brazil | 1858–1865 | ![]() | Participation in and Paraguayan War. was captured by Paraguayan warships in January 1865. | ||
Araguari | Gunboat | United Kingdom | 1858–1882 | ![]() | 400 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Ivahy | Gunboat | United Kingdom | 1858–1870 | ![]() | 415 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Iguatemi | Corvette | United Kingdom | 1858–1882 | ![]() | 400 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Ironclad Brasil | Ironclad warship | Brazil | 1865–1890 | ![]() | 1,518 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. Was damaged in Battle of Curuzu. | |
Mariz e Barros-class ironclad | Ironclad warship | United Kingdom | 1865–1897 1865–1885 | 1- Mariz e Barros 2-Herval | ![]() | 1,313 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. |
Ironclad Tamandaré | Ironclad warship | Brazil | 1865–1879 | ![]() | 800 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. Was damaged in Battle of Curupayty. | |
Ironclad Barroso | Ironclad warship | Brazil | 1866–1882 | ![]() | 980 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Ironclad Rio de Janeiro | Ironclad warship | Brazil | 1865–1866 | ![]() | 870 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. Sank after hitting two mines in Battle of Curupayty. | |
Cabral-class ironclad | Ironclad warship | United Kingdom | 1865–1880 1865–1880 | 1 – Cabral 2 – Colombo | | 1,100 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. |
Ironclad Lima Barros | Ironclad warship | Brazil | 1866–1905 | ![]() | 1,700 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Ironclad Silvado | Ironclad warship | Brazil | 1866–1880 | ![]() | 1,335 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Monitor Bahia | Monitor (warship) | United Kingdom | 1866–1882 | | 940 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Pará-class monitor | Monitor (warship) | Brazil | 1866–1884 1866–1907 1867–1900 1868–1893 1868–1884 1868–1882 | 1-Pará 2-Rio Grande 3-Alagoas 4-Piauí 5-Ceará 6-Santa Catharina | 490 ton | Participation in Paraguayan War. | |
Battleship Riachuelo | Battleship | United Kingdom | 1883–1910 | ![]() | 5,700 ton | ||
Afonso Celso Class | Gunboat | Brazil | 1882–1900 | Afonso Celso/Trindade | ![]() | 327 ton | . |
Torpedo-boat Class I | Torpedoboat | United Kingdom | 1882–1900 | Nº1 Nº2 Nº3 Nº4 Nº5 | ![]() | . | |
Alfa Class | Torpedoboat | United Kingdom | 1883–1899 | Alfa Beta Gama | ![]() | . | |
Marajó | Gunboat | 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 | Brazil | 1884–1887 | ![]() | 726 ton | Sank in 1887. | |
Battleship Aquidabã | Battleship | 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 | Brazil | 1885–1907 | ![]() | 268 ton | ||
Cruiser Almirante Barroso | Cruiser | Brazil | 1884–1893 | ![]() | 2,000 ton | Sank in 1893 during circumnavigation voyage. | |
Forges-et-Chantiers Ocean Monitor | Monitor (warship) | 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 | Brazil | 1873–1906 | ![]() | 1,414 ton | He joined the Rebel Fleet during the Naval Revolt. | |
Battleship Sete de Setembro | Battleship | Brazil | 1874–1893 | ![]() | 2,174 ton | He joined the Rebel Fleet during the Naval Revolt, sunk in combat in 1893. |
Class | Type | Origin | In Service | Per unit (Name) | Photo | Displacement | N.B. |
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Carioca class | Gunboat | Brazil | 1890–1912 | Cananéia | 210 ton | Participation in Naval Revolt by the Loyalist Fleet. It was sunk in combat against the Cruiser Republica, in 1894. It was recovered after the war and survived. | |
Tamandaré class | Protected Cruiser | Brazil | 1890–1915 | Tamandaré | ![]() | 4,430 ton | Participation in Naval Revolt by the Rebel Fleet. |
Coureur class | Torpedoboat | United Kingdom | 1891–1902 | Marcílio Dias Iguatemi Araguari | ![]() | 110 ton | Participation in Naval Revolt by the Rebel Fleet. |
Republic class | Protected Cruiser | United Kingdom | 1892–1922 | Republica | ![]() | 1,230 ton | Participation in Naval Revolt by the Rebel Fleet, under rebel control was renamed to 15 de Novembro. During the conflict sank the gunboat Cananéialoyalist Fleet. |
Tiradentes class | Torpedo-Cruiser | United Kingdom | 1892–1917 | Tiradentes | ![]() | 700 ton | Participation in Naval Revolt, he sided with the Loyalist Fleet. |
Sabino Vieira | Torpedoboat | United Kingdom | 1893–1901 | Sabino Vieira | ![]() | 16 ton | Participation in Naval Revolt, he sided with the Loyalist Fleet. |
Pedro Ivo class | Torpedoboat | Germany | 1893–1910 1893–1900 1893–1912 | Pedro Ivo Nº1 Pedro Affonso Nº2 Silvado Nº3 Tamboril Nº4 Bento Gonçalves Nº5 | ![]() | 130 ton | Participation in Naval Revolt in Loyalist Fleet. |
Gustavo Sampaio class | Destroyer | United Kingdom | 1894–1912 | Gustavo Sampaio | ![]() | 438 ton | Participation in Naval Revolt remained in the Loyalist Fleet. During the Naval Battle Anhatomirim fired four torpedoes, one of which put out of action the Battleship Aquidabã. |
Pereira da Cunha class | Light Cruiser | Brazil | 1893–1894 | Pereira da Cunha | ![]() | Participation in Naval Revolt by the Rebel Fleet, exploded after being hit by coastal artillery fire. | |
Benjamim Constant-class | Cruiser | France | 1894–1926 | Benjamim Constant | ![]() | 2,275 ton | |
Itas-class | Cargo Ship | United Kingdom | 1898–1915 | Comandante Freitas | ![]() | ||
Barroso class | Protected Cruiser | United Kingdom | 1896–1931 | C1 Barroso | ![]() | 3,400 ton | |
Deodoro-class | Coastal Defence Battleship | France | 1898–1924 1900–1934 | 1-Deodoro 2-Floriano | ![]() | 3,160 ton | |
Tupy-class | Torpedo boat | Germany | 1897–1915 1897–1917 1897–1916 | 1-Tupy 2- Tymbira 3- Tamoio | ![]() | 1,130 ton | |
Acre-class | Gunboat | United Kingdom | 1906–1921 1906–1917 1906–1917 1906–1933 | 1-Acre 2-Amapá 3-Jurua 4-Missões | ![]() | 200 ton | |
Goyaz class | Torpedo boat | United Kingdom | 1907–1933 | Goyaz | ![]() | 56 ton | |
Pará class | Destroyer | Brazil | 1908–1933 1908–1944 1908–1931 1908–1946 1909–1944 1909–1944 1909–1939 1909–1944 1910–1944 1910–1944 | CT-2 Pará CT-3 Piaui CT-1 Amazonas CT-10 Mato Grosso CT-4 Rio Grande do Norte CT-5 Paraiba CT-6 Alagoas CT-9 Santa Catarina CT-8 Parana CT-7 Sergipe | ![]() | 640 ton | Participation in World War I and World War II. |
Bahia class | Scout cruiser | United Kingdom | 1909–1945 | C12 Bahia | ![]() | 3,100 ton | Participation in World War I and World War II. Sunk in 1945. |
Bahia class | Scout cruiser | United Kingdom | 1909–1948 | C11 Rio Grande do Sul | ![]() | 3,100 ton | Participation in World War I and World War II. |
Minas Geraes class | Battleship | United Kingdom | 1910–1952 1910–1947 | Minas Geraes | ![]() | 20,000 ton | Participation in World War I and World War II. |
Laurindo Pitta class | Tugboat | United Kingdom | 1910–1998 | Laurindo Pitta | ![]() | Participation in World War I and World War II. | |
Humber class | Monitor | United Kingdom | 1914–1920 | Solimões | ![]() | 1,260 ton | |
Belmonte class | Auxiliary ship | Germany | 1917 | Belmonte | ![]() | ||
Acasta class | Destroyer | United Kingdom | 1922–1946 | Maranhão | ![]() | 940 ton | Participation in World War II. |
Balilla class | Submarine | Italy | 1927–1950 | Humayta | ![]() | 1,427 tons | |
Tupy class | Submarine | Italy | 1937–1959 1937–1959 1937–1959 | S11 Tupy S12 Tymbira S13 Tamoyo | ![]() | Participation in World War II. | |
Vital de Oliveira class | Auxiliary ship | Brazil | 1931–1944 | Vital de Oliveira | ![]() | Participation in World War II. Sunk in 1944, torpedoed by a German submarine. | |
Barreto de Menezes class | Light corvette | Brazil | 1942–1959 | F1 Fernandes Vieira F2 Felipe Camarão F3 Henrique Dias F4 Matias e Albuquerque F5 Barreto de Menezes F6 Vidal de Negreiros | Participation in World War II. | ||
Orizaba class | Auxiliary ship | United States | 1945–1959 | U11 Duque de Caxias | ![]() | Participation in World War II. | |
Carioca class | Corvette | Brazil | 1939–1949 | C1 Carioca C2 Cananéia C3 Camocim C4 Cabedelo C5 Caravelas C6 Camaquã | ![]() | 818 ton | Participation in World War II. Camaquã sunk in 1944. |
Mettawee class | Gasoline tanker | United States | 1944–1970 | G18 Rijo G19 Raza | ![]() | Participation in World War II. | |
Pernambuco class | River monitor | Brazil | 1910–1948 1940–1971 | Pernambuco P1 Paraguassú | ![]() | 650 ton | Participation in World War II. During the 2nd World War, static harbour defense at anchor at the port of Salvador-BA. |
PC-461 class | Submarine chaser | United States | 1942–1958 1942–1959 1943–1952 1943–1952 1943–1959 1943–1951 1943–1959 1943–1959 | G1 Guaporé G2 Gurupi G3 Guaíba G4 Guarupá G5 Guajará G6 Goiânia G7 Grajaú G8 Graúna | ![]() | Participation in World War II. | |
Marcílio Dias class | Destroyer | United States Brazil | 1943–1966 1943–1972 1943–1966 | M1 Marcilio Dias M2 Mariz e Barros M3 Greenhalgh | ![]() | 2,000 ton | Participation in World War II. |
Bertioga class | Destroyer | United States | 1944–1964 1944–1973 1945–1981 1945–1968 1945–1964 1945–1964 1945–1965 1945–1973 | D16 Babitonga D17 Baependi D18 Bauru D19 Beberibe D20 Benevente D21 Bertioga D22 Bocaina D23 Bracuí | | 1,600 ton | Participation in World War II. |
Gato class | Submarine | United States | 1957–1968 1957–1966 | S14 Humaitá S15 Riachuelo | ![]() | ||
Stoyomo class | Tugboat | United States | 1947–1985 1947–1985 1947–1986 | R1Tritão R2Tridente R3Triunfo | ![]() | ||
Acre class | Destroyer | Brazil | 1949–1974 1949–1964 1949–1973 1949–1964 1949–1974 1949–1974 | D10 Acre D11 Ajuricaba D12 Amazonas D13 Apa D14 Araguarí D15 Araguaya | ![]() | 1,886 ton | |
Collosus class | Aircraft carrier | United Kingdom | 1960–2001 | A11 Minas Gerais | ![]() | 19,800 ton | Fleet flagship during the Lobster War. |
Javarí class | Minesweepers | United States | 1960–1982 | M11 Javarí M12 Jutaí M13 Juruá M14 Jurena | ![]() | ||
Pará class | Destroyer | United States | 1959–1983 1959–1973 1959–1973 1961–1982 1969–1989 1968–1988 1972–1990 | D27 Para D28 Paraiba D29 Paraná D30 Pernambuco D31 Piauí D32 Santa Catarina D33 Maranhão | ![]() | 3,310 ton | |
Aristaeus class | Auxiliary ship | United States | 1962–1997 | G24 Belmonte | ![]() | ||
Mato Grosso class | Destroyer | United States | 1972–1990 1973–1996 1973–1994 1973–1995 1973–1996 | D34 Mato Grosso D35 Sergipe D36 Alagoas D37 Rio Grande do Norte D38 Espirito Santo | ![]() | 3,400 ton | |
Guppy II class | Submarine | United States | 1972–1983 1972–1993 1972–1993 1978–1981 1973–1983 1973–1990 1973–1992 | S10 Guanabara S11 Rio Grande do Sul S12 Bahia S13 Rio de Janeiro S14 Ceará S15 Goiás S16 Amazonas | ![]() | ||
Brooklyn class | Light cruiser | United States | 1951–1973 1951–1976 | C11 Barroso | ![]() | 12,900 ton | Participation in Lobster War. |
Marcílio Dias class destroyers | Destroyer | United States | 1973–1994 1973–1997 | D25 Marcílio Dias D26 Mariz e Barros | ![]() | 3,500 ton | |
Oberon class | Submarine | United Kingdom | 1973–1996 1977–2001 1977–1997 | S20 Humaitá S22 Riachuelo S21 Tonelero | ![]() | ||
Navajo class | Auxiliary ship | United States | 1973–1996 | K10 Gastão Moutinho | ![]() | ||
De Soto County class | Auxiliary ship | United States | 1973–2000 | G26 Duque de Caxias | ![]() | ||
Garcia class | Destroyer | United States | 1989–2001 1989–2004 1989–2004 1989–2005 | D27 Pará D28 Paraiba D29 Parana D30 Pernambuco | ![]() | 3,600 ton | |
Imperial Marinheiro class | Corvette | Netherlands | 1955–2005 | V15 Imperial Marinheiro V16 Iguatemi V17 Ipiranga V18 Forte Coimbra V20 Angostura V21 Bahiana V22 Mearim V23 Purus V24 Solimões | ![]() | ||
Custódio de Mello class | Auxiliary ship | Japan | 1957–2009 | G15 Custódio de Mello G16 Barroso Pereira G21 Ary Parreiras G22 Soares Dutra | ![]() | ||
Type 22 frigate | Frigate | United Kingdom | 1996–2004 1996–2015 1995–2021 | F47 Dodsworth F48 Bosísio F46 Greenhalgh | ![]() | 4,450 ton | |
Ceará class | Auxiliary ship | United States | 1990–2012 1990–2016 | G31 Rio de Janeiro G30 Ceará | ![]() | 11,600 ton | |
Inhaúma class | Corvette | Brazil | 1986–2017 1992–2016 1991–2019 | V30 Inhaúma V33 Frontin V31 Jaceguaí | ![]() | 1,900 ton | |
Marajó class | Tanker | Brazil | 1969–2016 | G27 Marajó | ![]() | ||
Clemenceau class | Aircraft carrier | France | 2000–2017 | A12 São Paulo | ![]() | 32,750 ton | Former French aircraft carrier Foch (R99) |
Niterói class | Frigate | United Kingdom Brazil | 1974–2019 | F40 Niterói | ![]() | 3,800 ton | |
Round Table class | Landing ship logistics | United Kingdom | 2007–2019 | G29 Garcia D'Avila | ![]() | 7,700 ton | |
Felinto Perry class | Submarine rescue | Norway | 1978–2020 | K11 Felinto Perry | | 2,500 ton | |
Tupi class | Attack submarine | Germany Brazil | 1987–2023 | S-32 Timbira | ![]() | 1,440 ton | |
Tupi class | Attack submarine | Germany Brazil | 1999-2023 | S-33 Tapajó | ![]() | 1,440 ton | |
Tupi class | Attack submarine | Germany Brazil | 1994-2023 | S-31 Tamoio | ![]() | 1,440 ton |
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The United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, and United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) use a hull classification symbol to identify their ships by type and by individual ship within a type. The system is analogous to the pennant number system that the Royal Navy and other European and Commonwealth navies use.
A naval ship is a military ship used by a navy. Naval ships are differentiated from civilian ships by construction and purpose. Generally, naval ships are damage resilient and armed with weapon systems, though armament on troop transports is light or non-existent.
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service and provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RFA ensures the Royal Navy is supplied and supported by providing fuel and stores through replenishment at sea, transporting Royal Marines and British Army personnel, providing medical care and transporting equipment and essentials around the world. In addition the RFA acts independently providing humanitarian aid, counter piracy and counter narcotic patrols together with assisting the Royal Navy in preventing conflict and securing international trade. They are a uniformed civilian branch of the Royal Navy staffed by British merchant sailors. The RFA is one of five RN fighting arms.
RFA Sir Bedivere (L3004) was a Landing Ship Logistic of the Round Table class. She saw service in the Falklands War, the Persian Gulf and Sierra Leone. In 2009, she was commissioned into the Brazilian Navy and renamed NDCC Almirante Saboia (G-25), where she saw service in Haiti.
Command ships serve as the flagships of the commander of a fleet. They provide communications, office space, and accommodations for a fleet commander and their staff, and serve to coordinate fleet activities.
In the Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations, ships are identified by pennant number. Historically, naval ships flew a flag that identified a flotilla or type of vessel. For example, the Royal Navy used a red burgee for torpedo boats and a pennant with an H for torpedo boat destroyers. Adding a number to the type-identifying flag uniquely identified each ship.
His Majesty's Naval Service is the United Kingdom's naval warfare and maritime service. It consists of the Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Marines Reserve and Naval Careers Service. The Naval Service as a whole falls under the command of the Navy Board, which is headed by the First Sea Lord. This position is currently held by Admiral Sir Ben Key. The Defence Council delegates administration of the Naval Service to the Admiralty Board, chaired by the Secretary of State for Defence.
The Ton class were coastal minesweepers built in the 1950s for the Royal Navy, but also used by other navies such as the South African Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. They were intended to meet the threat of seabed mines laid in shallow coastal waters, rivers, ports and harbours, a task for which the existing ocean-going minesweepers of the Algerine class were not suited.
The Protecteur class of naval auxiliaries for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) began as the Joint Support Ship Project, a Government of Canada procurement project for the RCN that is part of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. It will see the RCN acquire two multi-role vessels to replace the earlier Protecteur-class auxiliary oiler replenishment vessels.
An auxiliary ship is a naval ship designed to support combatant ships and other naval operations. Auxiliary ships are not primary combatant vessels, though they may have some limited combat capacity, usually for purposes of self-defense.
The People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force is the surface warfare branch of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), consisting of all surface vessels in operational service with the PLAN. The PLAN Surface Force operates 661 ships organized into three fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet and the South Sea Fleet.
A net laying ship, also known as a net layer, net tender, gate ship or boom defence vessel was a type of naval auxiliary ship.
Naval trawlers are vessels built along the lines of a fishing trawler but fitted out for naval purposes; they were widely used during the First and Second World Wars. Some, known in the Royal Navy as "Admiralty trawlers", were purpose-built to naval specifications; others were adapted from civilian use. Fishing trawlers were particularly suited for many naval requirements because they were robust vessels designed to work heavy trawls in all types of weather, and had large clear working decks. A minesweeper could be created by replacing the trawl with a mine sweep. Adding depth charge racks on the deck, ASDIC sonar below, and a 3-inch (76 mm) or 4-inch (102 mm) gun in the bow equipped the trawler for anti-submarine duties.
USAMP Major General Wallace F. Randolph, sometimes also known as MG Wallace F. Randolph, was a 188.2-foot (57.4 m) mine planter built by the Marietta Manufacturing Company, and delivered to the United States Army Mine Planter Service in 1942. The ship was transferred to the U.S. Navy in 1951, placed directly into the Atlantic Reserve Fleet without being commissioned classed as the auxiliary minelayer ACM-15, then reclassified minelayer, auxiliary (MMA) and named MMA-15, and finally given the name Nausett without any active naval service. After being stricken from the Naval Vessel Register, the ship was transferred to different owners, and eventually was scuttled off the coast of Florida as an artificial reef and fish aggregating device. The site is currently known as the Thunderbolt Wreck, and is considered to be an excellent and challenging dive site for advanced divers.
The Empresa Gerencial de Projetos Navais (EMGEPRON), or "Company for Naval Projects", is a Brazilian state-owned company linked to the Ministry of Defence of Brazil through the Command of the Navy. In addition to project management, the company commercializes Brazilian naval defense products and services.
The Brazilian Navy operates six coastal minesweepers of the Aratu class.