Brazilian submarine Riachuelo (S40)

	Riachuelo
History
Brazil
Name	Riachuelo
Namesake	Battle of Riachuelo
Ordered	23 December 2008
Builder	ICN, Madeira Island, Itaguaí
Laid down	27 May 2010
Launched	14 December 2018
Sponsored by	Marcela Temer
Commissioned	1 September 2022
Homeport	Madeira Island
Identification	MMSI number: 710462000; Callsign: PWRC; ; Pennant number: S40;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Riachuelo-class submarine
Displacement	1,900 t (1,900 long tons)
Length	70.62 m (231 ft 8 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draft	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesels 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) each; 1 × Jeumont-Schneider EPM Magtronic electric 3,909 hp (2,915 kW); 1 × Shaft; Exide Hagen batteries;
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Test depth	400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement	32
Sensors &; processing systems	Naval Group SUBTICS combat management system; Thales TSM 2233 Eledone hull and flank array passive sonar; Thales Safare/S-Cube hull active sonar; Safran Series 20 target identification and classification system;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Thales DR 3000/ITT AR 900 electronic support measures; Naval Group Contralto-S decoy launchers; CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures;
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes:; 8 × SM39 Exocet anti-ship missiles; 18 × F21 heavy-weight torpedoes; 30 × naval mines;
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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.

History
Riachuelo
Brazil
Name	Riachuelo
Namesake	Battle of Riachuelo
Ordered	23 December 2008
Builder	ICN, Madeira Island, Itaguaí
Laid down	27 May 2010
Launched	14 December 2018
Sponsored by	Marcela Temer
Commissioned	1 September 2022
Homeport	Madeira Island
Identification	MMSI number: 710462000 Callsign: PWRC Pennant number: S40
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Riachuelo-class submarine
Displacement	1,900 t (1,900 long tons)
Length	70.62 m (231 ft 8 in)
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft 4 in)
Draft	5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	4 × MTU 12V 396 SE84 diesels 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) each 1 × Jeumont-Schneider EPM Magtronic electric 3,909 hp (2,915 kW) 1 × Shaft Exide Hagen batteries
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Test depth	400 m (1,300 ft)
Complement	32
Sensors & processing systems	Naval Group SUBTICS combat management system Thales TSM 2233 Eledone hull and flank array passive sonar Thales Safare/S-Cube hull active sonar Safran Series 20 target identification and classification system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Thales DR 3000/ITT AR 900 electronic support measures Naval Group Contralto-S decoy launchers CANTO anti-torpedo countermeasures
Armament	6 × 533 mm (21 in) torpedo tubes: 8 × SM39 Exocet anti-ship missiles 18 × F21 heavy-weight torpedoes 30 × naval mines
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