Babcock and BAE Systems will […] The HMS Ocean is planned to undergo a comprehensive refit to Brazil’s specification before it joins the Brazillian Navy with a new name. Before being procured by Brazil for £84 million, Atlântico was refitted by Babcock and BAE Systems. Brazil plans to replace its ageing aircraft carrier São Paulo and the 22,000-tonne helicopter carrier seems to be the preferred choice. The £84 million sale to the Brazilian navy is due to go ahead next month and Ocean will sail to … We were informed by a source in the Brazilian defence community that the vessel has been sold for £84 million. It will then be handed over to the Brazilian Navy in June. The former Royal Navy flagship has set sail from Plymouth for the first time under the Brazilian flag.

The Ministry of Defence has sold the Royal Navy flagship, HMS Ocean, to Brazil for around £84m, in a bid to plug a major funding black hole in its accounts. The Royal Navy flagship HMS Ocean is to be given a new name by the Brazilian Navy, it has emerged. If I reported anything wrong then I … According to Brazilian journalist Roberto Lopes in an e-mail to us, the ship’s cost to the Brazilian Navy is fixed at £80.3 million pounds (312 million of Brazilian Reais). The Brazilian Navy has reportedly sent a proposal to pay for helicopter carrier HMS Ocean in instalments. Atlântico previously served as the Royal Navy LPH HMS Ocean for twenty years. The price was set at £84 million, according to the reports. In 2018 is het overgedragen aan de Braziliaanse marine en herdoopt als PHM Atlântico (A 140) HMS Ocean (L12) is een amfibisch transportschip van de Royal Navy dat in 1998 in dienst werd gesteld. The huge vessel, formerly known as HMS Ocean, has … The vessel will remain in the UK until the autumn of 2018. Government has made a ‘catastrophic decision’ in axing HMS Ocean (Portsmouth News) Why selling HMS Ocean is a sensible decision (Thin Pinstriped line) Brazil announce purchase of HMS Ocean for £84 million (UK Defence Journal) Why your CVF should not moonlight as your LPD (Save the Royal Navy) The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has agreed to sell the Royal Navy’s amphibious assault ship HMS Ocean to the Government of Brazil for approximately £84m. It's understood that the Brazilian Navy kicked off the purchasing process earlier this year, with HMS Ocean likely to be overhauled in 2019 and operational by 2020 following any sale. HMS Ocean, one of the of the latest additions to the Brazillian Navy, docked in Rio de Janeiro on August 25th after sailing from its former home in the United Kingdom. The UK Ministry of Defense is selling the Ocean for £84 million. Ocean visited Brazil in 2010 and worked with the country's marines during a diplomatic mission to South America. HMS Ocean Sold To Brazil For £84 Million 17th February 2018 At the time, Clive Walker, head of the Defence Equipment Sales Authority which managed the deal said funds from the sale would be "reinvested in defence". Six ships that were built for the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Ocean.The name Ocean entered the list from which names are selected for British ships in 1759, when the Royal Navy captured the French ship named Océan.The British studied the French technology of this ship and admired it, but the ship had to be in bad shape before it would be replaced by a new-build. Brazilian-Navy News: Brazil Orders Four Naval Frigates, River Boat Wreck Leaves 13 Dead In Brazil, ITOPF Addresses Brazil Oil Pollution, World Navies: Brazil´S ... UK to Sell HMS Ocean to Brazil. Over the last few years, the Brazillian navy has undergone a new era of modernisation with a range of modern vessels that will significantly increase power projection capabilities.