The Brazilian Navy formally inaugurated its new Island of Madeira Submarine Base (Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, BSIM) on 17 July.

Construction of the base has been under way since 2014 by Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção at the 750,000 m² Itaguaí Naval Complex (Complexo Naval de Itaguaí), located in the municipality of Itaguaí in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

When fully completed, BSIM – which comprises north and south areas interconnected by a 703 m-long tunnel – will include piers, a command building, administration facilities, a healthcare unit, workshops, a water treatment plant, a CBRN defence battalion, training facilities, a simulation centre, a bus station, accommodation blocks, and a canteen.

The base will be the location from which Brazil’s four future Riachuelo-class S-BR diesel-electric submarines – Riachuelo (S40), Humaitá (S41), Tonelero (S42), and Angostura (S43) – will operate, along with the future SN-BR nuclear-powered attack submarine Álvaro Alberto.

First-of-class S-BR submarine Riachuelo is due to be commissioned in December, the Brazilian Navy told Janes on 4 July.

The Brazilian Navy formally inaugurated its new Island of Madeira Submarine Base (Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, BSIM) on 17 July.

Construction of the base has been under way since 2014 by Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção at the 750,000 m² Itaguaí Naval Complex (Complexo Naval de Itaguaí), located in the municipality of Itaguaí in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

When fully completed, BSIM – which comprises north and south areas interconnected by a 703 m-long tunnel – will include piers, a command building, administration facilities, a healthcare unit, workshops, a water treatment plant, a CBRN defence battalion, training facilities, a simulation centre, a bus station, accommodation blocks, and a canteen.

The base will be the location from which Brazil’s four future Riachuelo-class S-BR diesel-electric submarines – Riachuelo (S40), Humaitá (S41), Tonelero (S42), and Angostura (S43) – will operate, along with the future SN-BR nuclear-powered attack submarine Álvaro Alberto.

First-of-class S-BR submarine Riachuelo is due to be commissioned in December, the Brazilian Navy told Janes on 4 July.

The Brazilian Navy formally inaugurated its new Island of Madeira Submarine Base (Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, BSIM) on 17 July.

Construction of the base has been under way since 2014 by Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção at the 750,000 m² Itaguaí Naval Complex (Complexo Naval de Itaguaí), located in the municipality of Itaguaí in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

When fully completed, BSIM – which comprises north and south areas interconnected by a 703 m-long tunnel – will include piers, a command building, administration facilities, a healthcare unit, workshops, a water treatment plant, a CBRN defence battalion, training facilities, a simulation centre, a bus station, accommodation blocks, and a canteen.

The base will be the location from which Brazil’s four future Riachuelo-class S-BR diesel-electric submarines – Riachuelo (S40), Humaitá (S41), Tonelero (S42), and Angostura (S43) – will operate, along with the future SN-BR nuclear-powered attack submarine Álvaro Alberto.

First-of-class S-BR submarine Riachuelo is due to be commissioned in December, the Brazilian Navy told Janes on 4 July.

The Brazilian Navy formally inaugurated its new Island of Madeira Submarine Base (Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, BSIM) on 17 July.

Construction of the base has been under way since 2014 by Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção at the 750,000 m² Itaguaí Naval Complex (Complexo Naval de Itaguaí), located in the municipality of Itaguaí in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

When fully completed, BSIM – which comprises north and south areas interconnected by a 703 m-long tunnel – will include piers, a command building, administration facilities, a healthcare unit, workshops, a water treatment plant, a CBRN defence battalion, training facilities, a simulation centre, a bus station, accommodation blocks, and a canteen.

The base will be the location from which Brazil’s four future Riachuelo-class S-BR diesel-electric submarines – Riachuelo (S40), Humaitá (S41), Tonelero (S42), and Angostura (S43) – will operate, along with the future SN-BR nuclear-powered attack submarine Álvaro Alberto.

First-of-class S-BR submarine Riachuelo is due to be commissioned in December, the Brazilian Navy told Janes on 4 July.

The Brazilian Navy formally inaugurated its new Island of Madeira Submarine Base (Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, BSIM) on 17 July.

Construction of the base has been under way since 2014 by Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção at the 750,000 m² Itaguaí Naval Complex (Complexo Naval de Itaguaí), located in the municipality of Itaguaí in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

When fully completed, BSIM – which comprises north and south areas interconnected by a 703 m-long tunnel – will include piers, a command building, administration facilities, a healthcare unit, workshops, a water treatment plant, a CBRN defence battalion, training facilities, a simulation centre, a bus station, accommodation blocks, and a canteen.

The base will be the location from which Brazil’s four future Riachuelo-class S-BR diesel-electric submarines – Riachuelo (S40), Humaitá (S41), Tonelero (S42), and Angostura (S43) – will operate, along with the future SN-BR nuclear-powered attack submarine Álvaro Alberto.

First-of-class S-BR submarine Riachuelo is due to be commissioned in December, the Brazilian Navy told Janes on 4 July.

The Brazilian Navy formally inaugurated its new Island of Madeira Submarine Base (Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, BSIM) on 17 July.

Construction of the base has been under way since 2014 by Odebrecht Engenharia e Construção at the 750,000 m² Itaguaí Naval Complex (Complexo Naval de Itaguaí), located in the municipality of Itaguaí in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

When fully completed, BSIM – which comprises north and south areas interconnected by a 703 m-long tunnel – will include piers, a command building, administration facilities, a healthcare unit, workshops, a water treatment plant, a CBRN defence battalion, training facilities, a simulation centre, a bus station, accommodation blocks, and a canteen.

The base will be the location from which Brazil’s four future Riachuelo-class S-BR diesel-electric submarines – Riachuelo (S40), Humaitá (S41), Tonelero (S42), and Angostura (S43) – will operate, along with the future SN-BR nuclear-powered attack submarine Álvaro Alberto.

First-of-class S-BR submarine Riachuelo is due to be commissioned in December, the Brazilian Navy told Janes on 4 July.