Brazilian aircraft carrier Atlântico

NAM Atlântico (A140) (previously PHM Atlântico (A140)) is an aircraft carrier and current flagship of the Brazilian Navy.[7] Originally constructed in the United Kingdom for service with the Royal Navy as 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.

NAM Atlântico in August 2018
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[1]
Refit: Major 2012–2014
Homeport: HMNB Devonport, Plymouth
Identification:
Motto: Ex undis surgit victoria (From the waves rises victory)
Honours and
awards:		 Al Faw 2003
Fate: Sold to Brazil[2]
Badge:
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:
Motto:

Nosso navio, nosso mar

(Our ship, our sea)
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and type: Multipurpose aircraft carrier
Displacement: 21,500 t (21,200 long tons; 23,700 short tons)[3]
Length: 203.4 m (667 ft)[4]
Beam: 35 m (115 ft)[4]
Draught: 6.5 m (21 ft)[4]
Propulsion: 2x Crossley Pielstick 12 cylinder.
Speed:
  • 10 knots (12 mph; 19 km/h) cruise
  • 18 knots (21 mph; 33 km/h) max[5]
Range: 8,000 miles (13,000 km)[6]
Boats & landing
craft carried:
Capacity: 40 vehicles[4]
Troops: 830
Crew: 285 + 180 aviation personnel
Sensors and
processing systems:
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • UAT Electronic Support Measures
  • DLH decoy Launchers
  • Surface Ship Torpedo Defence (SSTD)
Armament:
Aircraft carried:
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

History

In 2017, media outlets began reporting that Brazil was interested in purchasing Ocean as a replacement for the aircraft carrier São Paulo, which was withdrawn from service in 2017 following multiple mechanical failures. The Royal Navy released an asking price of £80.3 million ($105.8 million USD), which the Brazilian Navy called "convenient".[8] In November 2017, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense began formal negotiations for the acquisition of the ship.[9]

In December 2017, the Brazilian Navy confirmed the purchase of the ship for £84.6 million, equivalent to R$359.5M and USD $113.2M. Following her decommissioning from Royal Navy service in March 2018, she would undertake a period of maintenance in the United Kingdom and was expected to arrive in Rio de Janeiro by 25 August 2018,[10] with the intention of being commissioned and fully operational by 2020.[11][12][13] Brazilian defence officials confirmed the purchase,[14][2][15] as well as officials from the UK MoD, as of 17 February 2018.[16][17][18][19]

The Brazilian Navy commissioned the multi-purpose helicopter carrier Atlântico (A140) on 29 June in the United Kingdom. The helicopter carrier package for Brazil includes an Artisan 3D search radar, KH1007 surface surveillance radar system, four 30 mm DS30M Mk 2 remote weapon systems and four Mk 5B landing craft. However, the three original 20 mm Mk 15 Block 1B Phalanx close-in weapon systems, the torpedo defence systems and 7.62 mm M134 machine guns were removed from the ship before its transfer to Brazil. The ship displaces 21,578 tonnes, is 203.43 m long and has a range of 8,000 n miles. The ship underwent maintenance work by Babcock and BAE Systems in February.

It was scheduled to reach its homeport, Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro (AMRJ), on 25 August, where Atlântico would undergo operational sea training under the Royal Navy's Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) programme.[20][21][22]

On 12 November 2020, Atlântico was redesignated "NAM", for "multipurpose aircraft carrier" (Portuguese: Navio Aeródromo Multipropósito), from "PHM", for "multipurpose helicopter carrier" (Portuguese: Porta-Helicópteros Multipropósito), to reflect its capability to operate with fixed-wing medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles as well as crewed tiltrotor VTOL aircraft.[7]

See also

References
  1. "The Queen visits Plymouth for HMS Ocean's decommissioning ceremony". Plymouth Herald. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. "Brazil announces purchase of HMS Ocean for £84 million". UK Defence Journal. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. "HMS Ocean". Royal Navy. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. The Royal Navy Handbook. Ministry of Defence. 2003. p. 92.
  5. "HMS Ocean". Navy Matters. 7 May 2001. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  6. Burgess, Matt. "A rare glimpse behind the scenes of UK warship HMS Ocean". Wired.
  7. "Porta-Helicópteros Atlântico agora é Navio-Aeródromo Multipropósito" (in Portuguese). Poder Naval. 26 November 2020.
  8. Allison, George (12 April 2017). "Proposed sale price of HMS Ocean to Brazil revealed". UK Defence Journal.
  9. "EXCLUSIVO: Defesa autoriza o Comando da Marinha a comprar o porta-helicópteros Ocean – Poder Naval – A informação naval comentada e discutida". Poder Naval – A informação naval comentada e discutida (in Portuguese). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
  10. "Porta-helicópteros comprado pela Marinha por R$ 350 milhões chega ao Rio no sábado - Notícias - Cotidiano". Cotidiano (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. "Brazil hopes to buy, commission UK's HMS Ocean by June 2018 - Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  12. "O Ocean é do Brasil! MB conclui a compra do porta-helicópteros por 84 milhões de libras e dá à Força um novo capitânia - Poder Naval - A informação naval comentada e discutida". 21 December 2017.
  13. Defensa.com (22 December 2017). "La Marina de Brasil compra el portaviones HMS Ocean a la Royal Navy británica-noticia defensa.com".
  14. Corfield, Gareth (3 January 2018). "Brazil says it has bagged Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean for £84m". The Register. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  15. "Corveta Classe Tamandaré e HMS Ocean para a Marinha do Brasil. (Corvette Class Tamandaré and HMS Ocean for the Brazilian Navy.)". marinha.mil.br. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  16. "MoD sells Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean to Brazil for £84m". The Daily Telegraph. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  17. "Navy's flagship HMS Ocean sold to Brazil for £84 million". The Herald. Glasgow. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  18. "HMS Ocean sale to Brazil 84m". plymouthherald.co.uk. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  19. "Flagship HMS Ocean sold to Brazil for £84 million". bt.com. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "Brazil commissions helicopter carrier". www.janes.com. 29 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 July 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  22. "Mostra de Armamento do Porta-Helicópteros Multipropósito Atlântico". www.naval.com.br. 29 June 2018.
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