| Intrépida-class fast attack craft | |
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 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 |
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.
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Ships in the class[]
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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)
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)
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