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	MM-40 Exocet anti-ship missile; Aspide anti-aircraft missile; 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.

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