Brazilian submarine Tapajó (S-33)
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.jpg) S Tapajó | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Brazil | |
| Name | Tapajó |
| Namesake | Tapajó |
| Builder | Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro |
| Laid down | August 1992 |
| Launched | 5 June 1998 |
| Sponsored by | Anna Maria Maciel |
| Commissioned | 21 December 1999 |
| Decommissioned | 11 August 2023[1] |
| Identification |
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| Status | Decommissioned 2023 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tupi-class submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 61.2 m (200 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 6.25 m (20 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 5.5 m (18 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Range |
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| Endurance | 50 days[2] |
| Test depth | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Complement | 30 |
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S Tapajó (S-33) was the fourth boat of the Tupi-class submarine of the Brazilian Navy.[3][4]
Construction and career[edit]
The boat was built at Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro and was launched on 5 June 1998 and commissioned on 21 December 1999.[citation needed]
She was decommissioned in 11 August 2023, after 25 years of active service. [1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Marinha aposenta submarino Tapajó, em operação desde 1998; veja fotos" (in Portuguese). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Type 209 Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine (1971)". Military Factory. 2016-04-14. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ^ Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- ^ "NGB - Submarino Tapajó - S 33". Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.