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Grajau


IOC: 1993
Total Production: 13


Also Known As
Brendan Simbwaye (Namibian Navy)


Origin
Brazil


Contractor/s
Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
INACE
Peene-Werft GmbH
VT Shipbuilding



Guns & Missile Launchers:
40mm Mk3

Description: The 46 meters Grajau class patrol vessels feature steel hull an aluminum superstructure. These vessels were designed by Vosper, now VT Shipbuilding, for the Brazilian Navy and built by Arsenal de Marinha, INACE and Peene-werft. The propulsion system consists of two diesel engines developing 5,800-hp and a top speed of 24 knots. The armament includes a Bofors 40mm gun and two Oerlikon 20mm machine guns. The Brazilian Navy ordered 12 boats between 1993 and 2000 with another boat ordered by the Namibian Navy and built in Brazil by INACE.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 31

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 40 mm

Dimensions: Beam 7.5 m, Draft 2.3 m, Length 46.5 m

Weights: Full Displacement 217 t

Performance: Economical Speed 12 kt (22 kph), Max Range 2,200 nautical mile () at economical speed, Top Speed 24 kt (44 kph)

Power: Power 5,800 hp

Operators

see operators map

Brazil / 12
Namibia / 1


Ships

P-40 Grajau

Commissioning: 1993

P-41 Guaiba

Commissioning: 1994

P-42 Grauna

Commissioning: 1994

P-43 Goiana

Commissioning: 1997

P-44 Guajara

Commissioning: 1995

P-45 Guapore

Commissioning: 1995

P-46 Gurupa

Commissioning: 1995

P-47 Gurupi

Commissioning: 1996

P-48 Guanabara

Commissioning: 1999

P-49 Guaruja

Commissioning: 2000

P-50 Guaratuba

Commissioning: 2000

P-51 Gravatai

Commissioning: 1999

Brendan Simbwaye

Commissioning: 1999



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Internet Resources
Grajau

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m)   Kilometers (km)   Nautic Miles (nm)   Inch (in)   Yard (yd)   Foot (ft)   Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb)   Kilogram (kg)   kN (KiloNewton)   Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps)   Kilometers per Hour (kph)   Knot (kt)   Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l)   Galon (gl)
Year (yr)   Minutes (min)   Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)


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