| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas |
| Builders | Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro |
| Operators |  Brazilian Navy |
| Preceded by | Macaé class |
| Cost | US$64 million per ship |
| Planned | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Tonnage | 492 t (484 long tons; 542 short tons) |
| Length | 58.9 m (193 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 6 m (19 ft 8 in) |
| Draught | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
| Speed | 22.3 knots (41.3 km/h; 25.7 mph) |
| Range | 3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 8 officers and 35 enlisted crew |
| Armament | |
| Notes | Sources:[1] |
The Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas (NPa-500MB) are a class of offshore patrol vessels planned for the Brazilian Navy by EMGEPRON. Eighth units are planned with three in the mine countermeasures version. All the vessels are planned to be delivered between 2025 and 2037.[1][2][3]
- ^ a b "NPa500-BR terá potencial para fornecimento a marinhas de outros países". SINAVAL (in Portuguese). 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Navio-patrulha de 500 toneladas deverá entrar para o orçamento 2024 – haverá versão de contramedidas de minagem". Poder Naval (in Portuguese). 23 November 2023.
- ^ "CREDN aprova emendas ao PLOA/2024, destinadas às Forças Armadas e ao Itamaraty". Chamber of Deputies (in Portuguese). 22 November 2023.