Intrépida-class fast attack craft

ARA Intrépida (P-85) at its homeport, Ushuaia
Class overview
Builders:	Lürssen
Operators:	Argentina
Built:	1970s
In commission:	1974-present
Completed:	2
Active:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Fast attack craft
Displacement:	268 tons (full load)
Length:	174 ft 3 in (53.11 m)
Draft:	7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Speed:	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range:	1,450 nautical miles (3,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement:	5 officers, 31 enlisted
Electronic warfare & decoys:	Racal RDL 1
Armament:	2 Aerospatiale Exocet MM 38; 1 OTO Melara 3 in (76 mm)/62 compact; 1 or 2 Bofors 40 mm/70; 2 Oerlikon 81 mm rocket launchers; 2 21 in (533 mm) torpedo launchers, AEG SST-4 torpedoes

The Intrépida class is a class of fast attack craft that was built by Lürssen for the Argentine Navy in the early 1970s. The ships are based on Lürssen's TNC 45 design.

Ships in the class

• ARA Intrépida (P-85)
• ARA Indómita (P-86)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006. Ignacio Amendolara Bourdette, ISBN 987-43-9400-5, Editor n/a. (Spanish/English text)

See also

• Albatros-class fast attack craft (Type 143)
• Gepard-class fast attack craft (Type 143A)
• Tiger-class fast attack craft (Type 148)
• Sa'ar 4-class missile boat (Reshef)

Further reading

• Amendolara Bourdette, Ignacio (2005). Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 (in Spanish and English). Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISBN 987-43-9400-5. Retrieved 2014-09-13. 

External links

• Argentine Navy official site, specifications and brief history (in Spanish)