Intrépida-class fast attack craft
1974 class of fast attack craft
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The Intrépida class is a class of fast attack craft that was built by Lürssen for the Argentine Navy in the early 1970s. The ships are based on Lürssen's TNC 45 design.
.jpg) ARA Intrépida (P-85) at its homeport, Ushuaia | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Lürssen |
| Operators |  Argentina |
| Built | 1970s |
| In commission | 1974-present |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 268 tons (full load) |
| Length | 174 ft 3 in (53.11 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 1,450 nautical miles (3,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement | 5 officers, 31 enlisted |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Racal RDL 1 |
| Armament | 2 Aerospatiale Exocet MM 38; 1 OTO Melara 3 in (76 mm)/62 compact; 1 or 2 Bofors 40 mm/70; 2 Oerlikon 81 mm rocket launchers; 2 21 in (533 mm) torpedo launchers, AEG SST-4 torpedoes |
Operational history
Ships in the class
See also
- Albatros-class fast attack craft (Type 143)
- Gepard-class fast attack craft (Type 143A)
- Tiger-class fast attack craft (Type 148)
- Sa'ar 4-class missile boat (Reshef)
