Brazilian frigate Niterói (F40)

	Niterói
History
Brazil
Name	Niterói
Namesake	Niterói, Brazil
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	8 February 1974
Christened	8 June 1972
Commissioned	20 November 1976
Decommissioned	28 June 2019
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	Pennant number: F-40
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Type	Niterói-class frigate
Displacement	3.355 t (3.302 long tons)
Length	129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts; 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines 42,000 kW (56,000 hp) combined; 4 × MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines 13,000 kW (17,000 hp) combined;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (maximum); 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesels only);
Range	5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi)
Endurance	45 days
Complement	217
Sensors &; processing systems	Modernized:; Alenia RAN-20S air search radar; Terma Scanter surface search radar; Orion RTN-30X fire control radar; Saab EOS-400 optronic director; Krupp Atlas EDO-610E hull mounted sonar; SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Modernized:; Cutlass B1W ESM; ET/SQL-1 ECM; 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers;
Armament	Modernized:; 1 × Albatros launcher for 8 Aspide surface-to-air missiles; 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun; 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns; 2 × twin launchers for Exocet anti-ship missiles; 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes; 1 × double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rockets;
Aircraft carried	Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar

Niterói (F40) was a Niterói-class frigate of the Brazilian Navy. The lead ship of her class, she was ordered by the Brazilian Navy on 20 September 1970, launched on 8 February 1974, and commissioned on 20 November 1976. She is the fifth vessel to bear the name Niterói in the history of the Brazilian Navy.

History
Niterói
Brazil
Name	Niterói
Namesake	Niterói, Brazil
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	8 February 1974
Christened	8 June 1972
Commissioned	20 November 1976
Decommissioned	28 June 2019
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	Pennant number: F-40
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Type	Niterói-class frigate
Displacement	3.355 t (3.302 long tons)
Length	129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines 42,000 kW (56,000 hp) combined 4 × MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines 13,000 kW (17,000 hp) combined
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (maximum) 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesels only)
Range	5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi)
Endurance	45 days
Complement	217
Sensors & processing systems	Modernized: Alenia RAN-20S air search radar Terma Scanter surface search radar Orion RTN-30X fire control radar Saab EOS-400 optronic director Krupp Atlas EDO-610E hull mounted sonar SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Modernized: Cutlass B1W ESM ET/SQL-1 ECM 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers
Armament	Modernized: 1 × Albatros launcher for 8 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × twin launchers for Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 × double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rockets
Aircraft carried	Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar