Intrépida-class fast attack craft

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.

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.

Both vessels were reported active on exercises in 2022.

Ships in the class

• ARA Intrépida (P-85)
• ARA Indómita (P-86)

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

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. Archived from the original on 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2014-09-13.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

• Argentine Navy official site, specifications and brief history Archived 2016-01-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)