ARA Intrépida (P-85) at its homeport, Ushuaia
Class overview
BuildersLürssen
Operators Argentina
Built1970s
In commission1974-present
Completed2
Active2
General characteristics
TypeFast attack craft
Displacement268 tons (full load)
Length174 ft 3 in (53.11 m)
Draft7 ft 9 in (2.36 m)
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range1,450 nautical miles (3,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement5 officers, 31 enlisted
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Racal RDL 1
Armament2 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

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.

Operational history

As 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

See also

References

Notes

  1. Luis Piñeiro (2 September 2021). "La Armada Argentina sale de maniobras" [Argentine Navy finishes manoeuvres]. defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "La Armada Argentina se ejercitó en aguas del Canal Beagle". 9 August 2022.

Bibliography

  • 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

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