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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
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| 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
editAs of 2021 Intrépida was reported active and participated in a sea exercise with the destroyer Sarandi, the corvettes Espora, Spiro, Robinson and Gómez Roca and with aircraft from Argentine naval aviation.[1][2]
Both vessels were reported active on exercises in 2022.[3]
Ships in the class
editSee also
edit- 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)
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Luis Piñeiro (2 September 2021). "La Armada Argentina sale de maniobras" [Argentine Navy finishes manoeuvres]. defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "La Armada Argentina concluyó una nueva etapa de adiestramiento de la Flota de Mar" [The Argentine Navy concluded a new stage of training for the Sea Fleet]. zona-militar.com (in Spanish). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "La Armada Argentina se ejercitó en aguas del Canal Beagle". 9 August 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006. Ignacio Amendolara Bourdette, ISBN 987-43-9400-5, Editor n/a. (Spanish/English text)
Further reading
edit- Amendolara Bourdette, Ignacio (2005). Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 (in Spanish and English). Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISBN 987-43-9400-5. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
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External links
edit- Argentine Navy official site, specifications and brief history Archived 2016-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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