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 design.

Design and development[]

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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[]

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.

External links[]

• Argentine Navy official site, specifications and brief history (in Spanish)

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