Macaé-class patrol vessel

Brazilian military vessel

Maracanã

Class overview
Name| Macaé class
Builders| AMRJ, INACE
Operators|  Brazilian Navy
Preceded by| Grajaú class
Succeeded by| Navio Patrulha de 500 Toneladas
In commission| 2009–present
Building| 2
Completed| 3
Active| 3
General characteristics
Type| Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement| 500 tons
Length| 55.6 m (182 ft 5 in)
Beam| 9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)
Draught| 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Propulsion| 2 × MTU 16V 4000 M90
Speed| 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range| 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement| 35
Sensors &
processing systems|

* Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Integrated Bridge Navigation System
* FT250 X band and S band radars

Armament|

* 1 × Bofors L/70 40 mm (fitted on Macaé and Macau)
* 1 × Bofors Mk4 40 mm (fitted on Maracanã, Mangaratiba and Miramar)
* 2 × Oerlikon GAM-BO1 20 mm

Notes| Sources:[1][2]

The Macaé class are a series of offshore patrol vessels being built for the Brazilian Navy by Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro.

## History

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The class was based on the CMN Vigilante 400 CL54 design.[3] The first two Macaé-class ships were built by INACE, following a 2006 contract. It was delivered in 2012, while the second ship was delivered in 2010.[4]

The construction of Maracanã and Mangaratiba was halted in the mid-2010s, and restarted in the early 2020s. The laid down of Miramar took place in November 2024.[5]

## Ships of the class

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Name  | Hull no.  | Builder  | Laid down  | Commissioned

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Macaé | P70  | INACE | 24 November 2006  | 13 December 2009
Macau | P71  | 17 July 2007  | 30 November 2010
Maracanã | P72  | AMRJ | 25 November 2009  | 7 September 2022[6]
Mangaratiba | P75  | 19 December 2013[7] | Planned 2026[8]
Miramar | P76  | 28 November 2024[5] | Planned 2028[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Integrated Bridge Systems for New Brazil Navy Patrol Boats". Sperry Marine. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
2. ^ "Brazil set to procure BAE Systems Bofors 40 mm weapons". Janes. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
3. ^ Salles, Felipe. "Novos NPas de 500 toneladas já tem nomes e designadores definidos". www.alide.com.br. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
4. ^ "Macaé-Class Patrol Vessels, Brazil". Naval Technology. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
5. ^ a b "Com verbas do PAC, Marinha inicia construção do 5º navio-patrulha da classe Macaé". Agência Brasil (in Portuguese). 28 November 2024.
6. ^ Padilha, Luiz (4 May 2022). "NPa Maracanã (P 72) será entregue em 7 de setembro". defesaaereanaval.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 September 2022.
7. ^ Padilha, Luiz (19 December 2013). "Marinha do Brasil vai realizar o Batimento de Quilha do NPa 'Magé'". defesaaereanaval.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 November 2024.
8. ^ a b Padilha, Luiz (29 July 2025). "Construção dos Navios Patrulha 'Mangaratiba' e 'Miramar' avançam no AMRJ". defesaaereanaval.com.br (in Portuguese).

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