Brazilian Navy

The Brazilian Navy (Portuguese: Marinha do Brasil) is the naval service branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces, responsible for conducting naval operations. The Brazilian Navy is the largest navy in South America, and the second largest navy in the Americas, after the United States Navy. The largest vessels in the Brazilian Navy are the NAeL São Paulo and NAeL Rio de Janiero, a pair of 36s,800-ton aircraft carrier, formerly the Foch and Clemenceau of the French Navy. The Brazilian Navy's tonnage also consists of British-built destroyers and frigates, locally built corvettes, coastal diesel-electric submarines and many other river and coastal patrol craft, among other vehicles. The navy was involved in Brazil's war of independence from Portugal. Most of the Portugal's naval forces bases in South America were transferred to the newly independent country. In the initial decades following independence, the country maintained a large naval force and the navy was later involved in the Cisplatine War, the River Plate conflicts, the Paraguayan War as well as other sporadic rebellions that marked Brazilian history. By the 1880s the Brazilian Navy was the most powerful in South America. After the 1893 naval rebellion, there was a hiatus in the development of the navy until 1905, when Brazil acquired two of the most powerful and advanced dreadnoughts of the day which sparked dreadnought race with Brazil's South American neighbours. The Brazilian Navy participated in both World War I and World War II, engaging in anti-submarine patrols in the Atlantic.

Statistics

 * Active Duty Personnel:
 * Reserve Personnel:
 * Active Vessels: 111
 * Active Bases:
 * Commander of the Navy:

List of Vessels
Clemenceau-class Aircraft Carrier (2) - 2000 Ceará-class (Thomastan class) Dock Landing Ship (1) - 1991 Newport-class Tank Landing Ship (1) - 2002 Round Table-class Landing Ship (2) - 2009 Colbert-class Guided Missile Cruiser (1) - 2006 Type 42 Destroyers (8) - 2013 Niterói-class Frigate (7) - 1975 Type 22 Frigate (4) - 1997 Inhaúma-class Corvette (4) - 1989 Barasso-class Corvette (1) - 2008 Tupi-class (Type 209/1400) Submarine (5) - 1989 Paraguassú-class River Transport Ship (1) - Potengi-class River Tank Ship (1) - ''Alte. Gastão Motta''-class Tanker (1) - 1991 Marajo-class Tanker (1) - Comandante Varella-class Light vessel (4) - Sirius-class Research Vessel (1) - Faroleiro Mário Seixas-class Light vessel (1) - Almirante Graça Aranha-class Light vessel (1) - Argus-class Oceanographic Research Vessel (3) - Cruzeiro do Sul-class Oceanographic Research Vessel (1) - Antares-class Oceanographic Research Vessel (1) - Almirante Maximiano-class Icebreaker (1) - Ary Rongel-class Icebreaker (1) - Felinto Perry-class Submarine Rescue Ship (1) - Triunfo-class Salvage Tug (3) - Almirante Guilhem-class Salvage Tug (2) - Aspirante Nascimento-class Auxiliary Vessel (3) - Aspirante Moura-class Auxiliary Vessel (1) - Para-class Auxiliary Vessel (1) - Doutor Montenegro-class River Hospital Ship (1) - Oswaldo Cruz-class River Hospital Ship (2) - Cisne Branco-class Sailing Frigate (1) - 1999 Tenente Maximiano-class River Hospital Ship (1) - Piraim-class River Transport Ship (1) - Piratini-class Patrol Boat (5) - 1972 Grajaú-class Patrol Boat (12) - 1993 Bracuí-class Patrol Boat Minesweeper (4) - 1998 Marlim-class Patrol Vessel (6) - 2006 Macaé-class Patrol Vessel (6) - 2009 Amazonas-class Patrol Ship (7) - 2012
 * NAeL Sao Paulo (A12) - former MN Foch (R99)
 * NAeL Brasilia (A13) - former MN Clemenceau (R98)
 * NAeL Ceará (G30) - former USS Hermitage (LSD-34)
 * NAeL Mattoso Maia (G28)
 * NAeL Almirante Saboia (G25) - former RFA Sir Bedivere (L3004)
 * NAeL Garcia D'Avila (G29) - former RFA Sir Galahad (L3005)
 * NAeL Republica (C12) - former MN Colbert (C611)
 * NAeL Solimoes (D39) - former HMS Exeter (D89)
 * NAeL Alagoas (D40) - former HMS Southampton (D90)
 * NAeL Minas Geraes (D41) - former HMS Nottingham (D91)
 * NAeL Benevento (D42) - former HMS Liverpool (D92)
 * NAeL Almirante Tamandaré (D43) - former HMS Manchester (D95)
 * NAeL Madeira (D44) - former HMS Gloucester (D96)
 * NAeL Aquidabã (D45) - former HMS Edinburgh (D97)
 * NAeL Marcilio Dias (D46) - former HMS York (D98)
 * NAeL Niteroi (F40)
 * NAeL Defensora (F41)
 * NAeL Constituição (F42)
 * NAeL Liberal (F43)
 * NAeL Independência (F44)
 * NAeL União (F45)
 * NAeL Brasil (F46)
 * NAeL Greenhalgh (F47) - former HMS Broadsword (F88)
 * NAeL Dodsworth (F48) - former HMS ''Brilliant (F90)
 * NAeL Rademaker (F49) - former HMS Battleaxe (F89)
 * NAeL Bosísio (F50) - former HMS Brazen (F91)
 * NAeL Inhaúma (V30)
 * NAeL Jaceguai (V31)
 * NAeL Júlio de Noronha (V32)
 * NAeL Frontin (V33)
 * NAeL Barroso (V34)
 * NAeL Tupi (S-30)
 * NAeL Tamoio (S-31)
 * NAeL Timbira (S-32)
 * NAeL Tapajos (S-33)
 * NAeL Tikuna (S-34)
 * NAeL Paraguassú (G15)
 * NAeL Potengi (G17)
 * NAeL Almirante Gastão Motta (G23)
 * NAeL Marajo (G27)
 * NAeL Comandante Varella (H18)
 * NAeL Tenente Castelo (H19)
 * NAeL Comandante Manhães (H20)
 * NAeL Tenente Boanerges (H25)
 * NAeL Sirius (H21)
 * NAeL Faroleiro Mário Seixas (H26)
 * NAeL Almirante Graça Aranha (H34)
 * NAeL Amorim do Valle (H35)
 * NAeL Taurus (H36)
 * NAeL Garnier Sampaio (H37)
 * NAeL Cruzeiro do Sul (H38)
 * NAeL Antares (H40)
 * NAeL Almirante Maximiano (H41)
 * NAeL Ary Rongel (H44)
 * NAeL Felinto Perry (K11)
 * NAeL Tritão (R21)
 * NAeL 'Tridente'' (R22)
 * NAeL Triunfo (R23)
 * NAeL Almirante Guilhem (R24)
 * NAeL Almirante Guillobel (R25)
 * NAeL Aspirante Nascimento (U10)
 * NAeL Guarda-Marinha Jansen (U11)
 * NAeL Guarda-Marinha Brito (U12)
 * NAeL Aspirante Moura (U14)
 * NAeL Pará (U15)
 * NAeL Doutor Montenegro (U17)
 * NAeL Oswaldo Cruz (U18)
 * NAeL Carlos Chagas (U19)
 * NAeL Cisne Branco (U20)
 * NAeL Tenente Maximiano (U28)
 * NAeL Piraim (U29)
 * NAeL Piratini (P10)
 * NAeL Pirajá (P11)
 * NAeL Pampeiro (P12)
 * NAeL Paratí (P13)
 * NAeL Penedo (P14)
 * NAeL Potí (P15)
 * NAeL Grajaú (P40)
 * NAeL Guaíba (P41)
 * NAeL Graúna (P42)
 * NAeL Goiana (P43)
 * NAeL Guajará (P44)
 * NAeL Guapore (P45)
 * NAeL Gurupá (P46)
 * NAeL Gurupi (P47)
 * NAeL Guanabara (P48)
 * NAeL Guarujá (P49)
 * NAeL Guaratuba (P50)
 * NAeL ''Gravataí' (P51)
 * NAeL Bracuí (P60)
 * NAeL Benevente (P61)
 * NAeL Bocaína (P62)
 * NAeL Babitonga (P63)
 * NAeL Marlim (LP-01)
 * NAeL Barracuda(LP-02)
 * NAeL Dourado (LP-03)
 * NAeL Albacora (LP-04)
 * NAeL Anequim (LP-05)
 * NAeL Pargo (LP-06)
 * NAeL Macaé (P70)
 * NAeL Macau (P71)
 * NAeL Maracanã (P72)
 * NAeL Maragogipe (P73)
 * NAeL Miramar (P74)
 * NAeL Mangaratiba (P75)
 * NAeL Amazonas (P120)
 * NAeL Apa (P121)
 * NAeL Araguari (P122)
 * NAeL Amapari (P123)
 * NAeL Aiuruoca (P124)
 * NAeL Alcântara (P125)
 * NAeL Amandaú (P126)