Brazilian corvette Barroso (V34)
Cv Barroso | |
| History | |
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| Brazil | |
| Name | Barroso |
| Namesake | Francisco Manoel Barroso da Silva |
| Ordered | 1993 |
| Builder | Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro |
| Laid down | 21 December 1994 |
| Launched | 20 December 2002 |
| Commissioned | 19 August 2008 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Barroso-class corvette |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 103.4 m (339 ft) |
| Beam | 11.4 m (37 ft) |
| Draught | 5.3 m (17 ft) |
| Propulsion | 1 × General Electric LM2500 gas turbine (27,490 shp) and 2 × MTU 1163 TB93 diesel engines driving two shafts with controllable pitch propellers in CODOG configuration |
| Speed |
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| Range | 4,000 nautical miles (7,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Complement | 154 (~25 officers, 125 enlisted) |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried | Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | Helicopter pad |
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Barroso (V34) is a corvette of the Brazilian Navy, and the lead ship of its sub class. The fifth Brazilian warship to be named after Admiral Francisco Manoel Barroso da Silva, Barroso was launched on 20 December 2002 and commissioned on 19 August 2008.