Jerônimo de Albuquerque (F201) is a stealth frigate under construction for the Brazilian Navy.
History Jerônimo de Albuquerque is part of a program that was created in 2017 with the main purpose of replacing the frigates in operation since 1975 and the Type 22s acquired second-hand from the UK in the 1990s.
The final configuration of armaments and sensors was announced on 10 June 2021. The boat is under construction by the Águas Azuis consortium composed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defense & Security and the Ministry of Defence, at the Brazilian city of Itajaí with the first steel cut on 1 November 2023.
The vessel was launched on 8 August 2025 by Lady Maria Lúcia Guimarães Ribeiro Alckmin, wife of Vice President Geraldo Alckmin.
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