Macaé-class patrol vessel

Class overview
Name	Macaé class
Builders	AMRJ, INACE
Operators	Brazilian Navy
Preceded by	Grajaú class
In commission	2009–present
Planned	7
Building	2006–present
Completed	3
Active	3
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Tonnage	477 tons
Displacement	500 tons
Length	55.6 m (182 ft 5 in)
Beam	9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draught	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	2 × MTU 16V 4000 M90
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	35
Sensors and ; processing systems	Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Integrated Bridge Navigation System; with FT250 X band and S band radars;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	1 × Singapore Technologies 40 mm L70 NADM330 gun; P72 only; 1 × Bofors 40 Mk4; 2 × GAM B01 20 mm gun;

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

CMN Group

[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.

[Alide-4] Salles, Felipe. "Novos NPas de 500 toneladas já tem nomes e designadores definidos". www.alide.com.br. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[Naval_Tech-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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