Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas |
| Builders | Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro |
| Operators |  Brazilian Navy |
| Preceded by | Macaé class |
| Cost | US$64 million per ship |
| Planned | 11 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 498 t (490 long tons; 549 short tons) |
| Length | 58.9 m (193 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Speed | 22.3 knots (41.3 km/h; 25.7 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 43 |
| Armament | |
| Notes | Sources:[1][2] |
The Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas (NPa-500MB) are a planned class of offshore patrol vessels for the Brazilian Navy, to be built under the management of EMGEPRON. A total of eleven units are planned, including three for mine countermeasures. All the vessels are planned for delivery by 2037.[1][3][4]
