Tikuna (S-34) is a Tupi Class submarine of the Brazilian Navy

Brazilian Navy

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It was built in the Brazilian Navy arsenal in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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 and was launched on March 2005. The Tikuma was then incorporated into the Navy on July 21, 2006 when she was transferred to the Naval Operations Command. It is the fourth Brazilian Navy submarine built into the strategy of learning how to "Design, Construction and Repair" these resources. It is the largest ever built by the country.

Her design is based on that of the German Type 209 submarine

Type 209 submarine

The Type 209 is a class of diesel-electric attack submarine developed exclusively for export in the late 1960s by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft of Germany...

. The Tikuna incorporates several technological innovations that provide better performance, a lower signature, a lower noise signature and allow for a longer period of submerged operations.

External links

• http://www.naval.com.br/novas/tikuna/tikuna.htm