Grajaú class patrol boat


NPa Grajaú (P40)
Career (Brazil)
Name: Grajaú (P40)
Namesake: Grajaú River
Operator: Brazilian Navy
Builder: Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro
Launched: 21 May 1993
Commissioned: 1 December 1993
Homeport: Natal
Nickname: Siri Valente (Brave Crab)
Status: in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics
Class & type: Grajaú class
Type: Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement: 197 tons standard, 217 tons full load
Length: 46.5 m
Beam: 7.5 m
Draught: 2.3 m
Propulsion: 2 MTU 16V 396 TB94 diesel 2,740 hp
Speed: 26.5 knots (49.1 km/h)
Range: 4,100 km at 12 knots (22 km/h)
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