Brazilian aircraft carrier São Paulo

NAe São Paulo (pennant number A12) was a Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier in service with the Brazilian Navy. São Paulo was first commissioned in 1963 by the French Navy as Foch and was transferred in 2000 to Brazil, where she became the new flagship of the Brazilian Navy. IHS Jane's reported that during her career with the Brazilian Navy, São Paulo suffered from serviceability issues and never managed to operate for more than three months at a time without the need for repairs and maintenance.

For the 1909 battleship, see Brazilian battleship São Paulo.

History
France
NameFoch
Ordered1955
Laid down15 November 1957
Launched18 July 1959
Commissioned15 July 1963
Decommissioned15 November 2000
IdentificationPennant number: R99
FateSold to the Brazilian Navy
Brazil
NameSão Paulo
NamesakeSão Paulo
AcquiredSeptember 2000
Commissioned15 November 2000
Decommissioned22 November 2018
Out of service14 February 2017
Stricken22 November 2018
Identification
  • MMSI number: 710442000
  • Callsign: PWSP
  • Pennant number: A12
Motto"Non ducor, duco"
FateScuttled on 3 February 2023
Notessee Foch (R99) for prior history
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeClemenceau-class aircraft carrier
Displacement
  • 24,200 tonnes
  • 32,800 tonnes (full load)
Length265 m (869 ft 5 in)
Beam31.7 m (104 ft 0 in)
Draught8.60 m (28 ft 3 in)
Propulsion6 Indret boilers, 4 steam turbines producing 126,000 hp (94,000 kW), 2 propellers
Speed32 knots (59 km/h)
Range7,500 nautical miles (13,900 km) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph)
Complement1,338 (1,920 including the air group). 984 if only helicopters are carried.
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • DRBV-23B air sentry radar
  • DRBV-50 low-altitude or surface sentry radar (later replaced by a DRBV-15)
  • NRBA-50 approach radar
  • DRBI-10 tri-dimensional air sentry radar
  • several DRBC-31 fire radar (later DRBC-32C)
  • DRBN-34 navigation radars
Armamentfour 100 mm turrets, two SACP Crotale EDIR systems, five 12.7 mm machine guns, 4 dual Simbad launchers
Aircraft carried39 aircraft: 22 jets and 17 helicopters. A-4KU Skyhawks, AS 532 SC Cougars, HB 350 & HB.355 Ecureuils, and SH-3 Sea Kings

On 14 February 2017, the navy announced the ship's demobilisation and subsequent decommissioning. On 12 March 2021 the carrier was sold to be scrapped. After Turkey rejected permission to dock, the Brazilian Navy scuttled the ship in the Atlantic Ocean on 3 February 2023, some 350 kilometres (220 mi) off the Brazilian coast in 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) of water.

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