Brazilian frigate Liberal

	Liberal
History
Brazil
Name	Liberal
Namesake	Liberal
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	7 February 1977
Christened	2 May 1975
Commissioned	18 November 1978
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	MMSI number: 710466000; Callsign: PWLI; Pennant number: F-43;
Motto	Nosso barco, nossa alma; (Our boat, our soul);
Nickname(s)	Lili
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Niterói-class frigate
Displacement	3.355 t (3.302 long tons)
Length	129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts; 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines 42,000 kW (56,000 hp) combined; 4 × MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines 13,000 kW (17,000 hp) combined;
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (maximum); 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesels only);
Range	5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi)
Endurance	45 days
Complement	217
Sensors &; processing systems	Modernized:; Alenia RAN-20S air search radar; Terma Scanter surface search radar; Orion RTN-30X fire control radar; Saab EOS-400 optronic director; Krupp Atlas EDO-610E hull mounted sonar; SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	Modernized:; Cutlass B1W ESM; ET/SQL-1 ECM; 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers;
Armament	Modernized:; 1 × Albatros launcher for 8 Aspide surface-to-air missiles; 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun; 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns; 2 × twin launchers for Exocet anti-ship missiles; 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes; 1 × double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rockets;
Aircraft carried	Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar

Liberal (F43) is a Niterói-class frigate of the Brazilian Navy. She was the fourth ship of her class ordered by the Brazilian Navy, on 20 September 1970. Liberal was launched on 7 February 1977, and was commissioned on 18 November 1978.

She is the fourth ship in the Brazilian Navy's history to bear the name Liberal, originally held by a corvette in the Brazilian Navy's first fleet.

History
Liberal
Brazil
Name	Liberal
Namesake	Liberal
Builder	Vosper Thornycroft
Launched	7 February 1977
Christened	2 May 1975
Commissioned	18 November 1978
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	MMSI number: 710466000 Callsign: PWLI Pennant number: F-43
Motto	Nosso barco, nossa alma (Our boat, our soul)
Nickname(s)	Lili
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class & type	Niterói-class frigate
Displacement	3.355 t (3.302 long tons)
Length	129.2 m (423 ft 11 in)
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)
Draught	5.5 m (18 ft 1 in)
Propulsion	CODOG, two shafts 2 × Rolls-Royce Olympus TM-3B gas turbines 42,000 kW (56,000 hp) combined 4 × MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesel engines 13,000 kW (17,000 hp) combined
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) (maximum) 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) (diesels only)
Range	5,300 nmi (9,800 km; 6,100 mi)
Endurance	45 days
Complement	217
Sensors & processing systems	Modernized: Alenia RAN-20S air search radar Terma Scanter surface search radar Orion RTN-30X fire control radar Saab EOS-400 optronic director Krupp Atlas EDO-610E hull mounted sonar SICONTA Mk 2 C3I system
Electronic warfare & decoys	Modernized: Cutlass B1W ESM ET/SQL-1 ECM 12 × 102 mm decoy launchers
Armament	Modernized: 1 × Albatros launcher for 8 Aspide surface-to-air missiles 1 × 114 mm Mark 8 gun 2 × Bofors 40 mm guns 2 × twin launchers for Exocet anti-ship missiles 2 × triple torpedo tubes for Mark 46 torpedoes 1 × double-barrel Bofors Boroc anti-submarine rockets
Aircraft carried	Westland Super Lynx Mk.21B helicopter
Aviation facilities	Helipad and hangar