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BRAZILIAN NAVY (BRAZIL)

COASTAL FORCES

R61 patrol boats (1972-1982)

Names

R61 - 64

R71 - 76

Builders

Swiftships, Morgan City, USA: R61-64

DM-Comercio, Rio de Janeiro: R71-76

Commissioned

1972-1973: R61-64

1981-1982: R71-76

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

in service (2019): R61-64, 71-76

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

23

Length, m

15.7

Breadth, m

4.55

Draught, m

1.10

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motorss 12V71TI diesels

Power, h. p.

850

Max speed, kts

22

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

400(22)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

radar

Complement

6

Project history: Swift Mk 2 type.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

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