 NRP Centauro
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Centauro |
| Builders | Arsenal do Alfeite, Estaleiros Navais do Mondego |
| Operators |  Portuguese Navy |
| Preceded by | Argos class |
| In commission | 2000–present |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Patrol boat |
| Displacement | 94 t (93 long tons) fully loaded |
| Length | 28.4 m (93 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 5.95 m (19 ft 6 in) |
| Draught | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Cummins KTA-50-M2 diesel engines, 2,700 kW (3,600 hp) |
| Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Range | 1,350 nmi (2,500 km; 1,550 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 8 |
| Armament | 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm (0.79 in) gun |
The Centauro-class patrol boat is a series of four patrol boats in service with the Portuguese Navy. It is an evolution of the preceding Argos class. This class is meant for fisheries inspection and control duties mainly in the Mainland Portugal shores – with some sporadic presence in the Madeira Archipelago. The Centauro class is Portuguese-designed and built at the Arsenal do Alfeite (Almada) and Estaleiros Navais do Mondego (Figueira da Foz).