Madeira Island Submarine Base
{{short description|Submarine base of the Brazilian Navy}}
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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 MoD in the early 2010s, in order to receive the construction of the new submarines of the Navy and to serve as the headquarters of the company Itaguaí Construções Navais.{{cite web |url= http://sinaval.org.br/2020/07/marinha-inaugura-a-base-de-submarinos-da-ilha-da-madeira-a-mais-moderna-do-brasil/ |title= Marinha inaugura a base de submarinos da Ilha da Madeira, a mais moderna do Brasil |date= 20 July 2020}}{{cite news |title=Marinha inaugura Base de Submarinos da Ilha da Madeira no dia em que o Comando da Força de Submarinos completa 106 anos|url=https://www.marinha.mil.br/noticias/marinha-inaugura-base-de-submarinos-da-ilha-da-madeira-no-dia-em-que-o-comando-da-forca-de|website=Brazilian Navy|language=pt|date=20 September 2020}}
The first Brazilian Scorpène class submarine {{ship|Brazilian submarine|Riachuelo|S40|2}} (S40), was launched on 14 December 2018,{{cite news |title=Com Temer e Bolsonaro, Marinha lança submarino Riachuelo|url=https://veja.abril.com.br/brasil/marinha-lanca-novo-submarino-riachuelo|publisher=Veja|language=pt|date=14 December 2019}} with the {{ship|Brazilian submarine|Humaitá|S41|2}} (S41) on 11 December 2020.{{cite news |title=Bolsonaro encabeza la botadura de otro submarino construido por Brasil y Francia|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/portada/bolsonaro-encabeza-la-botadura-de-otro-submarino-construido-por-brasil-y-francia/20000064-4417229|publisher=EFE|date=11 December 2020}} The construction of the submarines Tonelero (S42) and Almirante Karam (S43) started in 2017 and 2018 respectively.{{Cite news|url=http://www.janes.com/article/69452/laad-2017-brazilian-submarine-programme-moves-into-construction|title=LAAD 2017: Brazilian submarine programme moves into construction|access-date=10 February 2018|date=11 April 2017|work=IHS Jane's 360|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413204424/http://www.janes.com/article/69452/laad-2017-brazilian-submarine-programme-moves-into-construction|archive-date=13 April 2017|url-status=dead}} Since 2018, the base is home of the construction of the Brazilian nuclear submarine Álvaro Alberto.{{cite news |title=O Prosub e o submarino nuclear brasileiro SN-BR|url=https://www.naval.com.br/blog/2018/02/20/o-prosub-e-o-submarino-nuclear-brasileiro-sn-br|publisher=Poder Naval|language=pt|date=20 February 2018}} On 12 July 2021, the Navy transferred the Brazilian Submarine Force Command (ComForS) to the site.{{cite news |title=Comando da Força de Submarinos é transferido para o Complexo Naval de Itaguaí|url=https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/naval/comando-da-forca-de-submarinos-e-transferido-para-o-complexo-naval-de-itaguai|website=Defesa Aerea e Naval|language=pt|date=15 July 2021}}
See also
References
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{{Military of Brazil}}
{{Brazilian Scorpène class submarines}}
Category:Defence companies of Brazil
Category:Manufacturing companies of Brazil
Category:Military installations of Brazil
Category:Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (state)