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Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas

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Class overview
NameNavio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas
Operators Brazilian Navy
Preceded byMacaé class
CostUS$64 million per ship
Planned8
General characteristics
TypeOffshore patrol vessel
Tonnage492 t (484 long tons; 542 short tons)
Length58.9 m (193 ft 3 in)
Beam6 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draught2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Speed22.3 knots (41.3 km/h; 25.7 mph)
Range3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement8 officers and 35 enlisted crew
Armament
NotesSources:[1]

The Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas (NPa-500MB) are a class of offshore patrol vessels planned for the Brazilian Navy by EMGEPRON. Eighth units are planned with three in the mine countermeasures version. All the vessels are planned to be delivered between 2025 and 2037.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NPa500-BR terá potencial para fornecimento a marinhas de outros países". SINAVAL (in Portuguese). 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Navio-patrulha de 500 toneladas deverá entrar para o orçamento 2024 – haverá versão de contramedidas de minagem". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ "CREDN aprova emendas ao PLOA/2024, destinadas às Forças Armadas e ao Itamaraty". Chamber of Deputies (in Portuguese). 22 November 2023.