Grajaú-class patrol boat

NPa Grajaú (P40)
History
Brazil
Name	Grajaú
Namesake	Grajaú River
Operator	Brazilian Navy
Builder	Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Launched	21 May 1993
Commissioned	1 December 1993
Homeport	Natal
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Grajaú class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	197 tons standard, 217 tons full load
Length	46.5 m (153 ft)
Beam	7.5 m (25 ft)
Draught	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Propulsion	2 MTU 16V 396 TB94 diesel 2,740 hp
Speed	26.5 knots (49.1 km/h; 30.5 mph)
Range	2,200 nautical miles (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance	10 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 Rigid-hulled inflatable boat
Crew	29
Sensors and processing systems	Decca 1290A, equipped with Global Maritime Distress Safety System and night vision
Armament	1 Bofors L/70 40 mm cannon; 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon

The Grajaú-class is a class of patrol boats of the Brazilian Navy. Grajaú was the first of twelve Grajaú-class patrol boats ordered by the Brazilian Navy in September 1990. Grajaú was launched on 21 May 1993, and was commissioned on 1 December 1993.

Boat	No.	Comm	Displacement	Type	Origin	N.B.
NPa Grajaú	P40	1993	200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Guaíba	P41		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Graúna	P42		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Goiana	P43		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Guajará	P44		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Guaporé	P45		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Gurupá	P46		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Gurupi	P47		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Guanabara	P48		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Guarujá	P49		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Guaratuba	P50		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil
NPa Gravataí	P51		200 tonnes	Offshore patrol vessel	Brazil

History

In June 2009, NPa Grajaú participated in the recovery mission of the wreckage of Air France Flight 447.