Intrépida-class fast attack craft
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.
| .jpg.webp) ARA Intrépida (P-85) at its homeport, Ushuaia | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Lürssen | 
| Operators |  Argentina | 
| Built | 1970s | 
| In commission | 1974-present | 
| Completed | 2 | 
| Active | 2 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Fast attack craft | 
| Displacement | 268 tons (full load) | 
| Length | 174 ft 3 in (53.11 m) | 
| Draft | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) | 
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) | 
| Range | 1,450 nautical miles (3,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) | 
| Complement | 5 officers, 31 enlisted | 
| Electronic warfare & decoys | Racal RDL 1 | 
| Armament | 2 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 | 
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]
Ships in the class
    
    
See also
    
- Albatros-class fast attack craft (Type 143)
- Gepard-class fast attack craft (Type 143A)
- Tiger-class fast attack craft (Type 148)
- Sa'ar 4-class missile boat (Reshef)
References
    
    Notes
    
- 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.
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
    
- Amendolara Bourdette, Ignacio (2005). Guia de los buques de la Armada Argentina 2005-2006 (in Spanish and English). Buenos Aires, Argentina. ISBN 987-43-9400-5. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
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