Brazilian aircraft carrier Atlântico

	NAM Atlântico in 2021
History
United Kingdom
Name	HMS Ocean
Operator	Royal Navy
Ordered	11 May 1993
Builder	Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd, Kværner (Govan)
Laid down	30 May 1994
Launched	11 October 1995
Sponsored by	Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Commissioned	30 September 1998
Decommissioned	27 March 2018
Refit	Major 2012–2014
Homeport	HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification	IMO number: 9079456; MMSI number: 234643000; Callsign: GCOU;
Motto	Ex undis surgit victoria (From the waves rises victory)
Honours and; awards	Al Faw 2003
Fate	Sold to Brazil
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Brazil
Name	NAM Atlântico
Acquired	Purchased on 19 February 2018, from the Royal Navy
Commissioned	29 June 2018
Homeport	Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Identification	IMO number: 9079456; MMSI number: 710509000; Callsign: PWTL; ; Pennant number: A140;
Motto	Nosso navio, nosso mar (Our ship, our sea)
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class and type	Amphibious Assault Ship
Displacement	21,500 t (21,200 long tons; 23,700 short tons)
Length	203.4 m (667 ft)
Beam	35 m (115 ft)
Draught	6.5 m (21 ft)
Propulsion	2x Crossley Pielstick PC2 Mk-6 MW 12 cylinder.
Speed	10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) cruise; 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) max;
Range	8,000 miles (13,000 km)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 Seaboat (Pacific 22 Mk2); 4 × LCVP Mk5B;
Capacity	40 vehicles
Troops	830
Crew	285 + 180 aviation personnel
Sensors and ; processing systems	Type 997 Artisan radar ; Type 1008 Navigational Radar; 2 × Type 1007 Aircraft Control Radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	UAT Electronic Support Measures; DLH decoy Launchers; Surface Ship Torpedo Defence (SSTD);
Armament	4 × 30mm DS30M Mk2 guns; 4 × Miniguns; 8 × General purpose machine guns;
Aircraft carried	Up-to 18 helicopters:; EC725 Caracal; S-70B Seahawk; AS350 Écureuil;
Aviation facilities	Large flight deck; Hangar deck; Helicopter lifts; Vehicle deck;
Notes	To see troops carried, armament and aircraft carried while in service with the Royal Navy; See HMS Ocean;

NAM Atlântico (A140) (previously PHM Atlântico (A140)) is an amphibious helicopter carrier and current flagship of the Brazilian Navy. Originally constructed in the United Kingdom for service with the Royal Navy as a landing platform helicopter, she was commissioned on 30 September 1998 as HMS Ocean, serving until being decommissioned on 27 March 2018, and then commissioned into service with Brazil the following June.

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