NS Brendan Simbwaye
History | |
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Namibia | |
Name | Brendan Simbwaye |
Namesake | Brendan Simbwaye |
Builder | INACE |
Laid down | 25 February 2005 |
Launched | 1 May 2008 |
Commissioned | 16 January 2009 |
Homeport | Walvis Bay |
Identification |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Grajaú-class patrol boat |
Displacement | 263 long tons (267 t) full load |
Length | 46.5 m (152 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) |
Draught | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts |
Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
Range | 2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 29 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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NS Brendan Simbwaye (P11) is a patrol boat of the Namibian Navy. Constructed and launched in Brazil, it was commissioned into the Namibian Navy in 2009. Its design was based on the Brazilian Navy's Grajaú-class patrol boats. The vessel is used for patrolling Namibia's exclusive economic zone.
Description
Based on the Brazilian Navy's Grajaú-class patrol boat design, the ship has a full load displacement of 263 long tons (267 t) and measures 46.5 m (152 ft 7 in) long with a beam of 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) and a draught of 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in). The vessel is powered by two MTU 16V 396 TB94 diesel engines rated at 5,800 horsepower (4,300 kW) driving two shafts. This gives the vessel a maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) and a range of 2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph).[1]
The vessel is armed one Bofors L/70 40 mm cannon and two Oerlikon 20 mm cannon. Brendan Simbwaye is equipped with Decca 1290A surface search radar. The patrol boat has a complement of 29 including four officers.[1]
Operational history
In 2003, Namibia and Brazil entered into an agreement whereby Brazil would construct a patrol boat for Namibia based on its Grajaú class. The vessel was built by
Citations
- ^ a b c Saunders 2009, p. 544.
- ^ "New warship docks in Namibia - Informante". www.informante.web.na. Archived from the original on 5 April 2018.
- ^ Pike, John. "Namibia Navy". www.globalsecurity.org.
References
- Saunders, Stephen, ed. (2009). Jane's Fighting Ships 2009–2010 (112 ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: Jane's Information Group Inc. ISBN 978-0-7106-2888-6.