ARA Intrépida (P-85) is the lead ship of the Intrépida-class fast attack craft of the Argentine Navy.[2] The ship is the lead ship of its class and has a twin sister ship ARA Indómita (P-86). She is the second ship of the Argentina Navy to bear the name Intrépida.
.jpg) ARA Intrépida at its home port in Ushuaia
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Argentina | |
| Operator |  Argentine Navy |
| Ordered | 1970 |
| Builder | Lürssen |
| Laid down | 1970 |
| Launched | 2 December 1973 |
| Commissioned | July 1974[1] |
| Homeport | Ushuaia |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Intrépida-class fast attack craft |
| Displacement | 260 tons full load[1] |
| Length | 45.4 m (149 ft)[1] |
| Beam | 7.4 m (24 ft)[1] |
| Draught | 2.3 m (7.5 ft)[1] |
| Installed power | 12,000 shp (8.9 MW)[1] |
| Propulsion | 4 MTU MD 16 V 538 TB90 diesel engines, 4× propellers |
| Speed | 38 knots (70 km/h)[1] |
| Range | 1,450 nautical miles (2,690 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)[1] |
| Complement | 39[1] |
| Armament |
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Construction edit
The ship was ordered in 1970 and built by the Lürssen in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany.[3]
Service history edit
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.[4][5][6] She was again active on exercises in mid-2022.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Lanchas Rápidas Clase "INTRÉPIDA"" [“INTRÉPIDA” Class Speedboats]. ara.mil.ar (in Spanish). Argentine Navy. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010.
- ^ "Lancha Rápida ARA "Intrépida" (P-85)" [Speedboat ARA "Intrépida" (P-85)]. argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Christopher Chant (3 June 2014). A Compendium of Armaments and Military Hardware. Routledge. ISBN 9781134646753.
- ^ "Intensa etapa de la Flota en el mar" [Intense stage of the Fleet at sea]. argentina.gob.ar (in Spanish). Government of Argentina. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ Luis Piñeiro (2 September 2021). "La Armada Argentina sale de maniobras" [Argentine Navy finishes manoeuvres]. defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "La Armada Argentina se ejercitó en aguas del Canal Beagle" [The Argentine Navy exercised in the waters of the Beagle Channel] (in Spanish). 9 August 2022.
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