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BRACUÍ patrol vessels (1985-1986/1998)
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Bocaina 1998
Ships
| Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracuí (ex-Jorge Leite, ex-Itchen) | P60 | Richards, Lowestoft, UK | 26.3.1984 | 16.11.1984 | 12.10.1985 // 8.4.1998 | in service (2019) | |
| Benevente (ex-Melo Baptista, ex-Blackwater) | P61 | Richards, Great Yarmouth, UK | 16.1.1984 | 29.8.1984 | 20.6.1985 // 10.7.1998 | in service (2019) | |
| Bocaina (ex-Andromeda, ex-Spey) | P62 | Richards, Lowestoft, UK | 12.11.1984 | 22.5.1985 | 19.7.1986 // 10.7.1998 | in service (2019) | |
| Babitonga (ex-Arun) | P63 | Richards, Lowestoft, UK | 4.2.1985 | 20.8.1985 | 29.8.1986 // 18.9.1998 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 770 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 890 |
| Length, m | 42.0 pp 47.6 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.5 |
| Draught, m | 3.10 hull 3.75 max |
| No of shafts | 2 |
| Machinery | 2 Ruston 6RKCM diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 3040 |
| Max speed, kts | 14 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 88 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 4500(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 9, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90 |
| Electronic equipment | 2x Decca RM1226 radars |
| Complement | 33 |
Standard scale images
Bracuí 2000
Graphics
Bocaina 1998
Project history
Former minesweepers purchased in 1996 for transfer on retirement from Royal Navy in 1998. Two, P60 and 61, were originally to be employed as navigational buoy tenders and training ships and the others two converted to serve as survey ships. Brazilian Navy sisters serve as hydrographic survey ships and as a navigational buoy tender. Have steel hulls built to commercial single-compartment damage standard. There have been upper-deck corrosion problems. Sweep gear removed prior to transfer.
Modernizations
None.
Naval service
No significant events.
