Brazilian frigate Niterói (F-40)

F 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
Class and type	Niterói-class frigate
Displacement	3,200 tons standard, 3,800 tons full load
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	2 shaft CODOG 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines 56,000 hp (42,000 kW) 4 MTU diesel engines 18,000 hp (13,000 kW)
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) diesels only)
Range	5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi) at 17 kn (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Endurance	45 days
Complement	209
Armament	2 × double launchers for MM-40 Exocet anti-ship missiles 1 × Albatros octuple launcher for Aspide Mod7 anti-aircraft missiles 1 × Vickers 4.5-inch (114 mm) Mk 8 gun 2 × single BAE Systems Bofors Trinity Mk 3 anti-aircraft turrets 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes Double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rocket launcher
Aircraft carried	1 Westland Super Lynx Mk.21A (locally designated as AH-11A) or 1 Eurocopter AS-350/355 Squirrel (locally assembled by Helibrás as UH-12/UH-13 'Esquilo')
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar

F Niterói (F-40) is a Niterói-class frigate of the Brazilian Navy. The Niterói was the lead ship of her class ordered by the Brazilian Navy, on 20 September 1970. The Niterói was launched on 8 February 1974, and was commissioned on 20 November 1976.

Niterói's first modernization was completed on 8 December 2005.

From 22 April to 17 July 2015, the ship was docked at Dique Seco Almirante Campbell de Barros, where various services were performed, such as the treatment and painting of living works and the replacement of side plates.^[1]

The Brazilian Navy announced that on 8 September 2018, there was a flooding in the Niterói while she was moored at the Naval Base in Rio de Janeiro, due to damage in a salt water network. The incident was promptly tackled by the ship’s service personnel, with the support of other naval ships moored nearby. The situation was normalized, the ship being in its normal conditions of stability. There were no deaths or serious damage.^[2]

In 2019, Niterói was deactivated and discontinued due to high maintenance and preservation costs, given the vessel's time of use. On 28 June of the same year, the Frigate Disarmament Exhibition was held.^[3][4][5]

• F Niterói Gallery
• 
  Niterói's bell taken on 30 March 2007.
• 
  Niterói's aft missile launcher taken on 31 March 2007.
• 
  Niterói underway on 1 April 2007.
• 
  Niterói underway on 18 November 2007.

• Decommissioning ceremony
• Launching ceremony