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     U-27 Brasil     

Photo byEugenio Castillo Pert, Málaga
Additional pictures:
Additional photo Magnify image   Bruno Cleries, Málaga

Country: Brazil.
Builder: Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Launch date: 23 September 1983.
Commission date: 21 August 1986.

Displacement ( tons ): 3.400 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 131,25 x 13.52 x 4,21
Main machinery: 2 x Ishikawajima do Brasil-Pielstick 6 PC. 2 L400 diesels ( 7.800 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 18.
Range ( miles ): 7.000 at 15 knots.
Complement: 218 ( 28 officers ) + 204 cadets.

Guns: 2 x Bofors L70 40mm/70.

Helicopter: Can operate a light helicopter at stern.

Comment: Currently the training ship of the Marinha. Replaced transport Custñdio de Mello (G 20, then U 26) for training cadets from the naval and merchant marine academies.

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