List of active Brazilian Navy ships

Naval jack of Brazil

This is a list of active Brazilian Navy ships. The Navy has approximately 63 ships in commission, including 10 major surface combatants, 5 submarines, 1 helicopter carrier, 4 amphibious warfare vessels and 23 auxiliary ships. 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.

Active ships

Submarine fleet

Further information: Brazilian Submarine Force Command

Class	Qty.	Photo	Builder	Boats	Hull No.	Launched	Displacement	Notes
Submarines (5)
Riachuelo	3		ICN	Riachuelo	S40	2018	1,900 tonnes
				Humaitá	S41	2020
				Tonelero	S42	2024		Undergoing sea trials
Tupi	2		HDW AMRJ	Tupi	S30	1987	1,440 tonnes	Being replaced by Riachuelo-class submarines [1]
				Tikuna	S34	2005	1,580 tonnes

Surface fleet

Class	Qty.	Photo	Builder	Boats	Hull No.	Launched	Displacement	Notes
Helicopter carrier (1)
—	1		VSEL	Atlântico	A140	1995	21,500 tonnes	Flagship
Major surface combatants (10)
Tamandaré	2		TKMS	Tamandaré	F200	2024	3,500 tonnes	Undergoing sea trials [2]
				Jerônimo de Albuquerque	F201	2025		Fitting out [3]
Broadsword	1		YSL	Rademaker	F49	1977	4,450 tonnes	All units being replaced by Tamandaré-class frigates [4]
Niterói	5		VT AMRJ	Defensora	F41	1975	3,355 tonnes
				Constituição	F42	1976
				Liberal	F43	1977
				Independência	F44	1974
				União	F45	1975
Inhaúma	2		AMRJ	Júlio de Noronha	V32	1989	1,900 tonnes
				Barroso	V34	2002	2,500 tonnes
Amphibious warfare vessels (3)
Albion	1		BAE Systems Marine	Oiapoque	TBD	2001	19,560 tonnes	Purchased second-hand from the Royal Navy. [5] [6] [7]
Foudre	1		DCNS	Bahia	G40	1996	12,000 tonnes
Round Table	1		Hawthorn Leslie	Almirante Sabóia	G25	1966	7,700 tonnes
Offshore patrol vessels (22)
Amazonas	3		BAE Systems	Amazonas	P120	2009	2,200 tonnes
				Apa	P121	2010
				Araguari	P122	2010
Macaé	3		AMRJ	Macaé	P70	2009	500 tonnes
				Macau	P71	2010
				Maracanã	P72	2017
Bracuí	4		Richards Dry Dock	Bracuí	P60	1985	864 tonnes
				Benevente	P61	1985
				Bocaína	P62	1985
				Babitonga	P63	1986
Grajaú	12		AMRJ	Grajaú	P40	1993	200 tonnes
				Guaíba	P41	1993
				Graúna	P42	1993
				Goiana	P43	1994
				Guajará	P44	1994
				Guaporé	P45	1995
				Gurupá	P46	1995
				Gurupi	P47	1995
				Guanabara	P48	1997
				Guarujá	P49	1998
				Guaratuba	P50	1999
				Gravataí	P51	1999
Mine warfare ships (4)
—	1		Richards Dry Dock	Amorim do Valle	H35	1995	904 tonnes	[8]
Aratu	3		A&R	Aratu	M15	1970	245 tonnes
				Atalaia	M17	1971
				Araçatuba	M18	1971

Auxiliary fleet

Class	Qty.	Photo	Builder	Boats	Hull No.	Launched	Displacement	Notes
Replenishment oiler (1)
—	1		Ishibrás	Almirante Gastão Motta	G23	1990	6,000 tonnes
Submarine rescue (1)
—	1		Astilleros Balenciaga	Guillobel	K120	2009	5,700 tonnes
Icebreakers (2)
—	1		Todd Pacific Shipyards	Almirante Maximiano	H41	1974	3,865 tonnes
—	1		Eide Marine Services	Ary Rongel	H44	1980	1,982 tonnes	Being replaced by Almirante Saldanha [9]
Research vessels (4)
—	1		Guangzhou Hantong Shipbuilding and Shipping Co. Ltd.	Vital de Oliveira	H39	2014	4,200 tonnes
—	1		Eiken Mekaniske Verksted AS	Cruzeiro do Sul	H38	1986	2,100 tonnes
—	1		AS Mejellem & Karlsen	Antares	H40	1983	1,248 tonnes
—	1		IHI	Sirius	H21	1957	1,463 tonnes
Training vessels (5)
Niterói	1		AMRJ	Brasil	U27	1983	3,355 tonnes
—	1		Damen	Cisne Branco	U20	1999	1,038 tonnes
Aspirante Nascimento	3		EMBRASA	Aspirante Nascimento	U10	1980	190 tonnes
				Guarda-Marinha Jansen	U11	1981
				Guarda-Marinha Brito	U12	1981
Tugboats (10)
Almirante Guilhem	2		Superpesa	Almirante Guilhem	R24	1976	2,393 tonnes
				Almirante Guillobel	R25	1976
Mearim	3		AMRJ	Mearim	G150	2018	1,943 tonnes
				Iguatemi	G151	2018
				Purus	G152	2018
Triunfo	3		ESTANAVE	Tritão	R21	1979	1,350 tonnes
				Tridente	R22	1979
				Triunfo	R23	1979
—	1		AMRJ	Aspirante Moura	U14	1987	543 tonnes
—	1	–		Aspirante Hess	U30	1983	90 tonnes

Weapon systems

Name	Photo	Type	Version	Used by
Naval artillery
OTO Melara 76 mm		Dual-purpose gun	Super Rapid	Tamandaré-class frigates
4.5-inch Mark 8 113 mm			–	Niterói-class frigates Inhaúma-class corvettes
Bofors 40 mm			L/60 L/70 Mk4	Niterói-class frigates Inhaúma-class corvettes Macaé-class patrol vessels Grajaú-class patrol vessels
DS30M Mark 2 30 mm		Autocannon	–	Amazonas-class patrol vessels Helicopter carrier Atlântico
Oerlikon 30 mm			–	Type 22 frigate
Oerlikon 20 mm			–	Niterói-class frigates Inhaúma-class corvettes Grajaú-class patrol vessels
Sea Defender 12.7 mm	–		–	Tamandaré-class frigates
Rheinmetall Sea Snake 30 mm	–	CIWS	KCE30	Tamandaré-class frigates
Anti-ship missiles
Exocet		Anti-ship missile (AShM)	MM38 MM40 Block 2 AM39 SM39	Niterói class frigates Inhaúma-class corvettes Riachuelo-class submarines EC725 helicopter
Mansup			MANSUP MANSUP-ER	Tamandaré-class frigates
Surface-to-air missiles
Aspide		Surface-to-air missile (SAM)	Aspide 2000	Niterói-class frigates
Sea Wolf			–	Type 22 frigate
Mistral			SIMBAD	Bahia LPD
Common Anti-Air Modular Missile			Sea Ceptor	Tamandaré-class frigates
Torpedoes
Mark 48		Torpedo	Mod 6AT ADCAP	Tupi-class submarines
Mark 46			Mod 5A	Tamandaré-class frigates Niterói-class frigates Inhaúma-class corvettes Super Linx helicopter
Mark 54			Mod 5A	Tamandaré-class frigates S-70B helicopter
F21	–		–	Riachuelo-class submarines

See also

• List of future ships of the Brazilian Navy
• List of historical ships of the Brazilian Navy

References

1. "O Prosub e o submarino nuclear brasileiro SN-BR" [The PROSUB and the Brazilian nuclear submarine SN-BR]. Poder Naval. 20 February 2018.
2. "Fragata "Tamandaré" faz primeiros testes de mar Agência Marinha de Notícias". agencia.marinha.mil.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-09-02.
3. "Fragata 'Jerônimo de Albuquerque' (F201) passa por operação de load out em Itajaí". Defesa Aérea & Naval (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2025-08-29. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
4. "La Armada de Brasil presenta la primera Fragata Tamandaré". Pucará Defensa (in Spanish). 9 August 2024. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024.
5. "Marinha fecha a compra de navio de guerra britânico: 'fortalece capacidade do País em defesa'". O Globo (in Portuguese). 10 September 2025.
6. "Marinha do Brasil assina contrato de aquisição do HMS 'Bulwark'". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 10 September 2025.
7. "Bem-vindo NDM Oiapoque (ex-HMS Bulwark)". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 10 September 2025.
8. "Marinha vai converter o NHo 'Amorim do Valle' em Navio Caça-Minas". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 17 September 2025.
9. "NPo Almirante Saldanha está previsto para ser entregue no segundo semestre de 2025". Defesa Aérea e Naval (in Portuguese). 3 February 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.