Macaé-class patrol vessel
Appearance
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Class overview | |
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Name | Macaé class |
Builders | AMRJ, INACE |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Grajaú class |
In commission | 2009–present |
Planned | 7 |
Building | 2006–present |
Completed | 3 |
Active | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
Tonnage | 477 tons |
Displacement | 500 tons |
Length | 55.6 m (182 ft 5 in) |
Beam | 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × MTU 16V 4000 M90 |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 35 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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The Macaé class are a series of offshore patrol vessels being built for the Brazilian Navy by Indústria Naval do Ceará (INACE) to a CMN Vigilante 400 CL54 design.
History
[edit]The class was based on the CMN Vigilante 400 CL54 design. The original plan for the class was to create 46 ships, although the navy shrunk their ambition shortly thereafter, settling on only 27 ships above 500 tons.[4] The first two Macaé class ships were built by INACE, following a 2006 contract. It was delivered in 2012, while the second ship was delivered in 2010.[5] The other ships are under construction.
Ships of class
[edit]Name | Pennant | Laid down | Commissioned |
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Macaé | P70 | 24 November 2006 | 13 December 2009 |
Macau | P71 | 17 July 2007 | 30 November 2010 |
Maracanã | P72 | 25 November 2009 | 7 September 2022[6] |
Mangaratiba | P75 | TBD | Planned 2022[7] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Integrated Bridge Systems for New Brazil Navy Patrol Boats". Sperry Marine. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "ST Engineering's Land Systems Arm Secures Naval Gun Contract From Brazilian Navy". ST Engineering. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
- ^ "Brazil set to procure BAE Systems Bofors 40 mm weapons". Janes. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ Salles, Felipe. "Novos NPas de 500 toneladas já tem nomes e designadores definidos". www.alide.com.br. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
- ^ Padilha, Luiz (4 May 2022). "NPa Maracanã (P 72) será entregue em 7 de setembro". defesaaereanaval.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Marinha vai concluir a construção dos NPa Maracanã e Mangaratiba no AMRJ". Poder Naval. 29 December 2019.