Originally Posted by
Not_a_boffin
Ocean herself is knackered - although less to do with the hull and "commercial standards" than the marine systems, many of which were bought as end of production run items (therefore cheap), but unable to accept efficiency and environmental upgrades. Oh - and almost no ILS as well, which means that she is a nightmare to support.
Of course there is knackered and
knackered, Ocean and her systems are in a vastly superior state than the Sao Paulo and buying her keeps a toe in the carrier game for Brazil until they have the budget to build their future carrier.
I also have a hunch (maybe unfair not knowing their navy in detail) that they are less fussed about machinery accepting efficiency and environmental upgrades. What is fitted to Ocean is less likely to burst into flames, flood a deck or explode in comparison to the old Sao Paulo. Almost certainly more efficient and environmentally friendly!
It gets Brazil out of a fix for a while, gives some work to a UK yard doing a pre-sale refit and after that it is Brazil's problem....or solution depending on how you look upon it.