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| Ship caption = F ''União'' (F-45)
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| Ship builder = [[Vosper Thornycroft]], [[Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro]]
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| Ship class = [[Niteroi class frigate]]
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| Ship displacement = 3,200 tons standard, 3,800 tons full load
| Ship displacement = 3,200 tons standard, 3,800 tons full load

Revision as of 01:55, 10 August 2021

F União
History
Brazilian Naval EnsignBrazil
NameUnião
NamesakeUnião
OperatorBrazilian Navy
BuilderVosper Thornycroft
Launched14 March 1975
Christened11 June 1972
Commissioned12 September 1980
HomeportRio de Janeiro
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeNiteroi-class frigate
Displacement3,200 tons standard, 3,800 tons full load
Length129.2 m (424 ft)
Beam13.5 m (44 ft)
Draught5.5 m (18 ft)
Propulsion
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (22 knots diesels only)
Range
  • 5,300 NM - at 17 knots
  • 4,200 NM - at 19 knots
  • 1,300 NM - at 28 knots
Endurance45 days
Crew209
Armament
Aircraft carried1 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 facilitiesHelipad and hangar

The F União (F-45) is a Niteroi-class frigate of the Brazilian Navy. The União was the sixth ship of her class ordered by the Brazilian Navy, on 20 September 1970. The União was launched on 14 March 1975, and was commissioned on 12 September 1980.[1]

History

In 2003, União underwent the modernization process, which provided the vessel with an increase in its operating life. At the time, weapons and submarine detection systems were replaced by state-of-the-art equipment, in view of the obsolescence of the original equipment.

Since November 2011, União has been the main vessel of the Maritime Task Force (MTF), the maritime unit of UNIFIL operations in the Middle East, leading three ships from Germany, two from Bangladesh, one Greek, one Turkish and one from Indonesia. The Brazilian unit is equipped with a helicopter and has a crew of 243 Brazilian military personnel.[2]

  • F União Gallery
  • União underway on 18 November 2005.
    União underway on 18 November 2005.
  • União entering port on 11 July 2013.
    União entering port on 11 July 2013.

References

  1. ^ "NGB - Fragata União - F 45". www.naval.com.br. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  2. ^ "Fragata brasileira no Líbano é 'momento histórico', diz comandante". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
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