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MACAÉ patrol craft (2009-)


Ships


Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Macaé P70   INACE, Fortalesa 24.11.2006 2008 9.12.2009 in service (2019)
Macau P71   INACE, Fortalesa 17.7.2007 2009 30.11.2010 in service (2019)
Maracanã P72   EISA, Rio de Janeiro 25.11.2009 2015 2019 building (2019)
Mangaratiba P73   EISA, Rio de Janeiro   2015 --- suspended (2019)
Miramar P74   EISA, Rio de Janeiro   2015 --- suspended (2019)
Magé P75   EISA, Rio de Janeiro   2016 --- suspended (2019)
Maragopipe P76   EISA, Rio de Janeiro   2016 --- suspended (2019)
Mostardas P77   EISA, Rio de Janeiro   2017 --- suspended (2019)
Matinhos P78   EISA, Rio de Janeiro   2017 --- suspended (2019)


Technical data


Displacement standard, t410
Displacement full, t

500
Length, m

55.6
Breadth, m

8.00
Draught, m

2.50
No of shafts

2
Machinery

2 MTU 16V40000 M90 diesels
Power, h. p.

8400
Max speed, kts

21
Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)3500(12)
Armament

1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350, 2 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01
Electronic equipment

2x Sperry Marine FT250 radars, 2x MDLS-101 decoy RL
Complement

35 + 8 passengers


Standard scale images


<i>Macaé </i>2010
Macaé 2010


Project history

First two units ordered in 2006 under the NAPA 500 (Naval Patrol Boat 500t) program. Seventh unit ordered in 2011. Built to the French CMN Vigilante 400 CL 54 design. Intended for EEZ patrol, counternarcotics, fisheries protection, search-and-rescue, and general patrol duties. Built in Brazil with French assistance. Up to 12 units of this class initially were planned to built. Building of class was suspended after bankruptcy of EISA.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.