Brazilian submarine Tapajó (S-33)

	S Tapajó
History
Brazil
Name	Tapajó
Namesake	Tapajó
Builder	Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Laid down	August 1992
Launched	5 June 1998
Sponsored by	Anna Maria Maciel
Commissioned	21 December 1999
Decommissioned	11 August 2023
Identification	Callsign: PWTP; Pennant number: S-33;
Status	Decommissioned 2023
General characteristics
Class and type	Tupi-class submarine
Displacement	1,170 t (1,150 long tons) surfaced; 1,460 t (1,440 long tons) submerged;
Length	61.2 m (200 ft 9 in)
Beam	6.25 m (20 ft 6 in)
Draft	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	4 ×diesel-electric engines; 1 × shaft, 4,500 kW (6,100 shp);
Speed	11 kn (20 kilometres per hour; 13 miles per hour) surfaced; 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) submerged;
Range	11,000 nmi (20,000 km; 13,000 mi) at 19 km/h (10 kn) surfaced; 8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 19 km/h (10 kn) snorkeling; 400 nmi (740 km; 460 mi) at 7 km/h (4 kn) submerged;
Endurance	50 days
Test depth	500 m (1,600 ft)
Complement	30
Armament	8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes,; 14 × torpedoes; optional UGM-84 Harpoon integration;

S Tapajó (S-33) was the fourth boat of the Tupi-class submarine of the Brazilian Navy.^[3]^[4]

Construction and career

She was decommissioned in 11 August 2023, after 25 years of active service. ^[1]

^ ^a ^b "Marinha aposenta submarino Tapajó, em operação desde 1998; veja fotos" (in Portuguese). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Type 209 Diesel-Electric Attack Submarine (1971)". Military Factory. 2016-04-14. Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
^ Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen; Budzbon, Przemysław (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
^ "NGB - Submarino Tapajó - S 33". Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2021-08-10.

v t e Tupi-class submarines
Tupi Tamoio Timbira Tapajó Tikuna
Preceded by: Oberon class Followed by: Riachuelo class
List of ships of the Brazilian Navy