Class overview
NameMacaé class
BuildersAMRJ, INACE
Operators Brazilian Navy
Preceded byGrajaú class
In commission2009–present
Planned7
Building2006–present
Completed3
Active3
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Tonnage477 tons
Displacement500 tons
Length55.6 m (182 ft 5 in)
Beam9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draught2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion2 × MTU 16V 4000 M90
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement35
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Integrated Bridge Navigation System[1]
  • with FT250 X band and S band radars
Electronic warfare
& decoys

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

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

Name Pennant Laid down Commissioned
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

  1. ↑ "Integrated Bridge Systems for New Brazil Navy Patrol Boats". Sperry Marine. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Brazil set to procure BAE Systems Bofors 40 mm weapons". Janes. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Salles, Felipe. "Novos NPas de 500 toneladas já tem nomes e designadores definidos". www.alide.com.br. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Macaé-Class Patrol Vessels, Brazil". Naval Technology. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Padilha, Luiz (4 May 2022). "NPa Maracanã (P 72) será entregue em 7 de setembro". defesaaereanaval.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Marinha vai concluir a construção dos NPa Maracanã e Mangaratiba no AMRJ". Poder Naval. 29 December 2019.
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