Madeira Island Submarine Base Explained
| Madeira Island Submarine Base |
| Native Name: | Portuguese: Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira|italic=yes |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Type: | Navy base |
| Coordinates: | -22.8519°N -43.775°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Pushpin Label: | BSIM |
| Controlledby: | Brazilian Navy |
| Open To Public: | No |
| Occupants: | - Brazilian Submarine Force Command
- 1st Brazilian Submarine Force
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Madeira Island Submarine Base, commonly shortned BSIM is a submarine base of the Brazilian Navy, located in Itaguaí, Brazil.
History
The BSIM was conceived by the MoD in the early 2010s, in order to receive the construction of the new submarines of the Navy and to serve as the headquarters of the company Itaguaí Construções Navais.[1] [2]
The first Brazilian Scorpène class submarine (S40), was launched on 14 December 2018,[3] with the (S41) on 11 December 2020.[4] The construction of the submarines Tonelero (S42) and Almirante Karam (S43) started in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[5] Since 2018, the base is home of the construction of the Brazilian nuclear submarine Álvaro Alberto.[6] On 12 July 2021, the Navy transferred the Brazilian Submarine Force Command (ComForS) to the base.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Marinha inaugura a base de submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, a mais moderna do Brasil . 20 July 2020.
- News: Marinha inaugura Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira no dia em que o Comando da Força de Submarinos completa 106 anos. Brazilian Navy. pt. 20 September 2020.
- News: Com Temer e Bolsonaro, Marinha lança submarino Riachuelo. Veja. pt. 14 December 2019.
- News: Bolsonaro encabeza la botadura de otro submarino construido por Brasil y Francia. EFE. 11 December 2020.
- News: LAAD 2017: Brazilian submarine programme moves into construction. 10 February 2018. 11 April 2017. IHS Jane's 360. https://web.archive.org/web/20170413204424/http://www.janes.com/article/69452/laad-2017-brazilian-submarine-programme-moves-into-construction. 13 April 2017. dead.
- News: O Prosub e o submarino nuclear brasileiro SN-BR. Poder Naval. pt. 20 February 2018.
- News: Comando da Força de Submarinos é transferido para o Complexo Naval de Itaguaí. Defesa Aerea e Naval. pt. 15 July 2021.
