F Constituição - F 42 off the Brazilian coast showing suspension bridge, turning to starboard with Lynx airborne

Classe Niterói Mk 10
The Brazilian frigate was built by Vosper Thorncroft and launched on 15 April 1976, she was commissioned on 13 March 1978. She has a displacement of 3,800 tons full load and a length of 424 ft. Powered by 2 shaft CODOG from 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines and 4 MTU 18,000 hp diesels, giving a top speed of 28 knots. Armament is MM-40 Exocet anti-ship missile, ASPIDE anti-aircraft missile, 1 Vickers 4.5 in gun Mk 8, two BAE Systems Trinity Mk 3 AA single gun turrets, 2 x 3 torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes and two double barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rocket launchers.
She carries one Westland Super Lynx Mk 21A helicopter.
Ship’s complement of 209

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F Constituição - F 42 off the Brazilian coast showing suspension bridge, turning to starboard with Lynx airborne

Classe Niterói Mk 10
The Brazilian frigate was built by Vosper Thorncroft and launched on 15 April 1976, she was commissioned on 13 March 1978. She has a displacement of 3,800 tons full load and a length of 424 ft. Powered by 2 shaft CODOG from 2 Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines and 4 MTU 18,000 hp diesels, giving a top speed of 28 knots. Armament is MM-40 Exocet anti-ship missile, ASPIDE anti-aircraft missile, 1 Vickers 4.5 in gun Mk 8, two BAE Systems Trinity Mk 3 AA single gun turrets, 2 x 3 torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes and two double barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rocket launchers.
She carries one Westland Super Lynx Mk 21A helicopter.
Ship’s complement of 209

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