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The Tamoio is a Brazilian Tupi Class submarine commissioned into the Brazilian Navy in 1994. The Tamoio is equipped with eight bow tubes fitted with a swim-out discharge system. Sixteen torpedoes are carried, eight in the tubes and eight ready for reloading. The Instituto de Pesquisas da Marhina (IPqM) the Naval Research Institute of the Brazilian Navy has designed an anti-submarine torpedo which can be carried on the Tamoio. These torpedoes have a range of 18 kilometres and speed of 45 knots. The 533 mm tubes are also capable of launching the Marconi Mark 24 Tigerfish Mod 1 or Mod 27 torpedo. The Tamoio is powered by four 12V 493 AZ80 GAA31L diesel engines developed by MTU, four Siemens alternators rated at 1.8 MW and a Siemens 3.4 MW motor providing a top speed of 24 knots surfaced and 10 knots submerged.
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Brazil SG2612

Built as a costal submarine by Arsenal de Marinha, Rio de Janeiro for the Brazilian Navy.
15 July 1986 laid down.
18 November 1993 launched as the TAMOIO she is one of the Tupi class type 209/1400, three sisters.
Displacement: 1,260 surface, 1,590 tons surfaced. Dim. 61 x 6.2 x 5.5m.
Powered diesel electric by four diesels engines, 2,400 hp. and one Siemens electric motor, 4,600 hp., one shaft, speed 11 surface, 21.5 submerged.
8 – 21 inch torpedo tubes, carried 16 torpedoes.
Crew 30.
12 December 1994 completed.

She is a German designed coastal sub, the first unit the TUPI was built by the Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft at Kiel. The TAIMOIO was the first submarine built in Brazil.

2011 In service.

Brazil 1993 240cr sg2612, scott2436.

Source: Jane’s Fighting Ships 2000.