Madeira Island Submarine Base Explained

Madeira Island Submarine Base
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Ensign Size:50px
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
Current Commander:Cap. Fernando De Luca Marques de Oliveira
Occupants:
  • Brazilian Submarine Force Command
  • 1st Brazilian Submarine Force

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 Ministry of Defence in the early 2010s, in order to receive and continue the construction of the new submarines of the Navy by the Brazilian company Itaguaí Construções Navais (ICN), the base was also projected to be headquarters of the company.[1]

The base was inaugurated in 2020.[2] The first Brazilian Scorpène class submarine (S40), was launched on 14 December 2018.[3] The (S41) was launched on 11 December 2020.[4] The construction of the submarines Tonelero (S42) and Angostura (S43) started in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[5] Since 2018, the base is home to the construction of the Brazilian nuclear submarine fleet, starting with the 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

  1. Web site: Marinha inaugura a base de submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, a mais moderna do Brasil . 20 July 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. News: Com Temer e Bolsonaro, Marinha lança submarino Riachuelo. Veja. pt. 14 December 2019.
  4. News: Bolsonaro encabeza la botadura de otro submarino construido por Brasil y Francia. EFE. 11 December 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. News: O Prosub e o submarino nuclear brasileiro SN-BR. Poder Naval. pt. 20 February 2018.
  7. News: Comando da Força de Submarinos é transferido para o Complexo Naval de Itaguaí. Defesa Aerea e Naval. pt. 15 July 2021.