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PEDRO TEIXEIRA river patrol ships (1973)

Pedro Teixeira 1990

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Pedro Teixeira P20   Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro   14.10.1970 17.12.1973 in service (2019)
Raposo Tavares P21   Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro   11.6.1972 17.12.1973 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

660

Displacement full, t

700

Length, m

63.6

Breadth, m

9.71

Draught, m

1.65

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MEP-MAN V6V16/18TLS diesels

Power, h. p.

3840

Max speed, kts

14

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 6800(10)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 564, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x (1 - 81/12 mortar + 1 - 12.7/90), 2 x 1 - 7.6/90, 1 helicopter (UH-12 Esquilo)

Military load 2 LCVP, 80 troops

Electronic equipment

2x Decca radars

Complement

58

Project history: River patrol ships of indigenous design. Amazon flotilla. Troops can be carried in removable hangar / accommodations.

Modernizations: 2012, Raposo Tavares; 2013, Pedro Teixeira: - Decca radar; + Furuno 8062 radar; diesels were replaced by 2 Volvo-Penta D49A-MS (4800hp, 16kts, 6800(13)nm)

Naval service: No significant events.

Pedro Teixeira 1974

Pedro Teixeira 1997

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