NPa Grajaú (P40)
Class overview
NameGrajaú class
BuildersAMRJ, Estaleiro Mauá, Peene-Werft, INACE
Operators
Succeeded byMacaé class
In commission1993-present
Building1993-2009
Completed12
Active12
General characteristics
TypePatrol vessel
Displacement197 tons standard, 217 tons full load
Length46.5 m (152 ft 7 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power2 × 2,740 hp (2,040 kW)
Propulsion2 MTU 16V 396 TB94 diesel engines
Speed26.5 knots (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph)
Range2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried
2 × Rigid-hulled inflatable boat
Complement31
Crew29
Sensors and
processing systems
Decca 1290A, equipped with Global Maritime Distress Safety System and night vision
Armament

The Grajaú class is a class of patrol boats of the Brazilian Navy. Grajaú was the first of twelve Grajaú-class patrol boats ordered by the Brazilian Navy in September 1990. Grajaú was launched on 21 May 1993, and was commissioned on 1 December 1993.[1]

History

In June 2009, NPa Grajaú participated in the recovery mission of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.

Ships

Boat No. Comm Displacement Type Origin N.B.
NPa GrajaúP401993200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GuaíbaP41200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GraúnaP42200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GoianaP43200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GuajaráP44200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GuaporéP45200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GurupáP46200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GurupiP47200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GuanabaraP48200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GuarujáP49200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GuaratubaP50200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NPa GravataíP51200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel Brazil
NS Brendan SimbwayeP112009200 tonnesOffshore patrol vessel BrazilOperated by Namibian Navy[2]

References

  1. NPa Grajaú - P 40 Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine Navios de Guerra Brasileiros. Retrieved on June 03 2009.
  2. "New warship docks in Namibia | Informante". www.informante.web.na. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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