Madeira Island Submarine Base

Submarine base of the Brazilian Navy

22°51′7″S 43°46′30″W / 22.85194°S 43.77500°W / -22.85194; -43.77500TypeNavy baseSite informationControlled byBrazilian NavyOpen to
the publicNoSite historyIn use2020-present (2020-present)^[1]Garrison informationCurrent
commanderCap. Fernando De Luca Marques de OliveiraOccupants

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.^[2]

The base was inaugurated in 2020.^[1] The first Brazilian Scorpène class submarine Riachuelo (S40), was launched on 14 December 2018.^[3] The Humaitá (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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Marinha inaugura Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira no dia em que o Comando da Força de Submarinos completa 106 anos". Brazilian Navy (in Portuguese). 20 September 2020.
^ "Marinha inaugura a base de submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, a mais moderna do Brasil". 20 July 2020.
^ "Com Temer e Bolsonaro, Marinha lança submarino Riachuelo" (in Portuguese). Veja. 14 December 2019.
^ "Bolsonaro encabeza la botadura de otro submarino construido por Brasil y Francia". EFE. 11 December 2020.
^ "LAAD 2017: Brazilian submarine programme moves into construction". IHS Jane's 360. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 13 April 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
^ "O Prosub e o submarino nuclear brasileiro SN-BR" (in Portuguese). Poder Naval. 20 February 2018.
^ "Comando da Força de Submarinos é transferido para o Complexo Naval de Itaguaí". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 15 July 2021.