Inhaúma class corvette

The Inhauma Class corvettes are four escort vessels operated by the Brazilian Navy. These ships were built in Brazil and designed with assistance from the German company Marine Technik. It was originally planned to build 12 to 16 ships but the economic situation in Brazil did not permit this and only four vessels were built.

General characteristics

From Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947-1995

*Displacement: 1670 tons standard, 1970 tons full load
*Length: 95.77 m
*Beam: 11.4 m
*Draught: 5.5 m
*Machinery: 2 shaft CODOG
** 1 GE LM2500 gas turbine - 23,000 hp
** 2 MTU diesels - 7,800 hp
*Speed: 27 knots
*Range: 4,000 nm at 15 knots
*Armament
* 1 - 4.5 inch (mk8) gun
* 2 - 40mm Bofors guns
* 4 - Exocet, SSM launchers
* 6 - 324 mm anti submarine torpedoes
* 1 - Westland Lynx Helicopter
*Crew 162

hips

All ships were built by the Arsenal da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro, and are currently (2006) in service

External links

* [http://www.naval.com.br/biblio/inhauma/dossie05.htm Inhaúma class frigates - Poder Naval OnLine (portuguese version only)]