Brazilian Navy
Brazil is allied by treaty to Chile and it is Brazil who is the senior partner. Brazil has always needed to have as big a navy as Argentina with whatever Chile having providing the Alliances edge. The Chilean reparation package from Britain to Chile meant that both Brazil and Argentina needed to spend a lot of money to catch up and surpass what Chile now possessed.
Aircraft on CV Brasilia 1943
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Brazil (BNS) |
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Class Name |
No. |
First Date |
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Aircraft Carriers |
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| BNS Brasilia CV |
1 |
1932 |
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| BNS Santa Catarina CV | 1 | 1939 |
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| BNS Amazonas (CV) | 1 | 1909 |
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Battleships / Battlecruisers |
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| BNS Riachuelo BB | 1 | 1937 |
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| BNS Esperito Santo BC | 1 | 1940 |
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| BNS Pernambuco (BC) | 1 | 1927 |
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| BNS Rio de Janeiro BB | 4 | 1912 |
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| BNS Minas Gerais BB | 2 | 1910 |
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| BNS Maranhao BC | 1 | 1908 |
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Heavy / Light Cruisers |
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| BNS Rondonia CL | 2 | 1940 |
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| BNS Roraima (CL) | 4 | 1938+ |
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| BNS Tocantins (CA) | 2 | 1934 |
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| BNS Bahia (CLA) | 3 | 1910 |
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| BNS Alagoas (CL) | 4 | 1910 |
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Destroyers |
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| BNS Manaus (DDL) | 4 | 1938 |
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| BNS Belem (DD) | 16 | 1937 |
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| BNS Fortaleza (DD) | 30 | 1916 |
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Miscelaneous |
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| BNS Javary (Mon) | 3 | 1914 |
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| BNS Monte Cristo (CT) | 34 | 1940-44 |
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