Macaé class patrol vessel

General characteristics
Class and type: Macaé class
Type: Offshore Patrol Vessel
Tonnage: 477 tons
Displacement: 500 tons
Length: 55.6 meters
Beam: 9.3 meters
Draught: 2.5 meters
Propulsion: 2 x MTU 16V 4000 M90
Speed: 21 knots
Range: 2,500 nm at 15 knots
Complement: 35
Sensors and
processing systems:		 Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT™ Integrated Bridge Navigation System [1]
with FT250 X band and S band radars
Electronic warfare
and decoys:

1 × 40 mm ST 40mm L70 NADM330 gun [2]

2 x GAM B01 20mm

The Macaé class are a series of offshore patrol vessels being built for the Brazilian Navy by INACE (Industria Naval do Ceara SA) to a CMN Vigilante 400 CL54 design.

Ships of Class

Name Pennant Laid Down Launched Commissioned
P70 Macaé P70 24-November-2006 13-Dec-2009
Macau[3]
 P75 17-July 2007 30-Nov-2010
Maracanã P72 25-November-2009
Maragogipe P73
Matinhos P74
Mangaratiba P7?

References

  1. ^ "Integrated Bridge Systems for New Brazil Navy Patrol Boats". Sperry Marine. http://www.sperrymarine.northropgrumman.com/CustomPages/News/news-and-press-releases_details.aspx?id=246. Retrieved on February 6, 2010
  2. ^ "ST Engineering's Land Systems Arm Secures Naval Gun Contract From Brazilian Navy". ST Engineering. http://www.stengg.com/pressroom/press_releases_read.aspx?paid=1522. Retrieved on February 6, 2010
  3. ^ "NPa Macau - P 75". http://www.naviosbrasileiros.com.br/ngb/M/M080/M080.html. Retrieved on July 2, 2011

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