Brazilian corvette Apa
Apa on 7 May 2013
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History | |
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Brazil | |
Name | Amazonas |
Namesake | Apa River |
Builder | BAE Systems, Glasgow |
Launched | 15 July 2010 |
Commissioned | 30 November 2012 |
Renamed | from Scarborough |
Homeport | Rio de Janeiro |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Type | Amazonas-class corvette |
Displacement | 2,000 t (2,000 long tons; 2,200 short tons)[1] |
Length | 90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)[1] |
Beam | 13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[1] |
Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km)[1] |
Endurance | 35 days[1] |
Complement | 80 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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Aviation facilities | 20 m (66 ft) flight deck[1] |
Apa (P-121) is a Amazonas-class corvette currently operated by the Brazilian Navy. She was originated named Scarborough (CG51) while she was being built for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard.
Background[]
The Amazonas class were originally named as the Port of Spain class and built for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. Then, despite two of the vessels having been completed at the time and awaiting delivery, and with crew training ongoing in the United Kingdom,[3] the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) cancelled the order in September 2010.[4]
In December 2011 it was reported that the Brazilian Navy were interested in buying the vessels, and possibly up to five additional vessels of the same design.[5]
Construction and career[]
Scarborough was built by BAE Systems Maritime in Glasgow and launched on 15 July 2010. The ship was sold to the Brazilian Navy and renamed Apa (P-121). She was commissioned on 30 November 2012.
Gallery[]
Scarborough underway on 13 February 2010
Apa underway on 24 May 2013.
Apa underway on 20 February 2017.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Offshore Patrol Vessels". www.baesystems.com. BAE Systems. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.ultra-ccs.com/about/news/details.php?id=8[bare URL]
- ^ "BAE may lose £150m ship deal". The News. 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ "BAE Systems sells patrol vessels to Brazil". BBC News. 2012-01-02.
- ^ "Brazil could buy the 3 BAE System's OPV that were canceled by Trinidad and Tobago". Retrieved 2011-12-14.
- 2010 ships
- Amazonas-class corvettes
- Ships built on the River Clyde