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Intrépida-class Fast Attack Craft
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 The Sa'ar 4 or ''Reshef'' class were a series of fast attack craft built based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of "Cherbourg" (Sa'ar 1, Sa'ar 2, and ) classes. Thirteen were built at ... (Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ushuaia
Ushuaia ( , ) is the capital city, capital of Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina, Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of 82,615 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of the southernmost city in the world, world's southernmost city. Ushuaia is located in a wide bay on the southern coast of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego. It is bounded on the north by the Martial Mountains, Martial mountain range and on the south by the Beagle Channel. It is the only municipality in the Ushuaia Department, Department of Ushuaia and has an area of . It was founded on 12 October 1884 by Augusto Lasserre and is located on the shores of the Beagle Channel surrounded by the mountain range of the Martial Glacier, in the Bay of Ushuaia. In addition to being an administrative center, it is a light industrial port and tourist destination. Ushuaia is located roughly from the Antarctic Peninsula and is one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARA Intrépida (P-85)
ARA ''Intrépida'' (P-85) is the lead ship of the of the Argentine Navy. The ship is the lead ship of its class and has a twin sister ship ARA Indómita (P-86), ARA ''Indómita'' (P-86). She is the second ship of the Argentina Navy to bear the name ''Intrépida''. Construction The ship was ordered in 1970 and built by the Lürssen in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany. Service history As of 2021 ''Intrépida'' was reported active and participated in a sea exercise with the destroyer ''ARA Sarandí (D-13), Sarandi'', the corvettes ''ARA Espora (P-41), Espora'', ''ARA Spiro (P-43), Spiro'', ''ARA Robinson (P-45), Robinson'' and ''ARA Gómez Roca, Gómez Roca'' and with aircraft from Argentine naval aviation. She was again active on exercises in mid-2022. References Intrépida-class fast attack craft, Intrépida Ships built in Bremen (state) 1973 ships {{mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Intrépida-class Fast Attack Craft
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 The Sa'ar 4 or ''Reshef'' class were a series of fast attack craft built based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of "Cherbourg" (Sa'ar 1, Sa'ar 2, and ) classes. Thirteen were built at ... (Res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sa'ar 4-class Missile Boat
The Sa'ar 4 or ''Reshef'' class were a series of fast attack craft built based on Israeli Navy designs grounded in accumulated experience derived in the operation of "Cherbourg" (Sa'ar 1, Sa'ar 2, and ) classes. Thirteen were built at the Israel Shipyards, ten for the Israeli Navy and three for the South African Navy. Another six were built for the South African Navy in South Africa with Israeli assistance. Sa'ar 4 boats' first battle engagements occurred in the October 1973 Yom Kippur War when two Sa'ar 4 boats, INS ''Reshef'' and INS ''Keshet'', engaged Egyptian and Syrian ships and coastal targets. Israel had sold most of its Sa'ar 4 boats to other navies, but INS ''Nitzachon'' and INS ''Atzmaut'' remained in active Israeli Navy service until 2014. Variants Israel Ten Sa'ar 4-class boats were built for the Israeli Navy. only two remain in service. Three were disassembled, with systems taken for use in the construction of vessels. Three vessels and one hull st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiger-class Fast Attack Craft
The Type 148 ''Tiger''-class fast attack craft are a group of missile boats built to a Franco-German design and seeing service in the German Navy. The vessels entered service in the 1970s and served into the early 21st century. While they have been mostly retired from German Navy service, many were transferred to other navies and remained in service longer. Design The vessels had been designed by Lürssen of Germany for Israel. They were a modification of the Jaguar-class fast attack craft but armed with the French Exocet missile. They were built mainly in France by Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie in Cherbourg Cherbourg is a former Communes of France, commune and Subprefectures in France, subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French departments of France, department of Manche. It was merged into the com ... (CMN) for political reasons; twelve were built and completed there, while another eight of the boats were la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gepard-class Fast Attack Craft
The Type 143A ''Gepard'' class was a class of missile bearing fast attack craft () and the last one in service with the German Navy before the remaining four operational ships were decommissioned on 16 November 2016. The Ghana Navy operates two such ships. It is an evolution of the , the main difference being the replacement of the second 76 mm gun by the RAM system. The ''Gepard''-class vessels were gradually supplemented by s and later replaced completely by them. The ships in class were named after small to medium-sized predatory animals; ''Gepard'' is German for "cheetah The cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus'') is a large Felidae, cat and the Fastest animals, fastest land animal. It has a tawny to creamy white or pale buff fur that is marked with evenly spaced, solid black spots. The head is small and rounded, wit ...". List of ships The "S" and the number are part of the ship's full name. When the ships were first commissioned, their designation included only t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albatros-class Fast Attack Craft
The Type 143 ''Albatros'' class was a class of missile bearing fast attack craft. Each vessel is named after a bird of prey including the albatross, condor and cormorant. Constructed by German shipbuilders Lürssen and Kröger, the vessels were intended to replace the Type 141 .Gardiner & Chumbley, p.151 The German Navy retired the class in 2005 and sold the boats off to Tunisia and Ghana. Design General characteristics The requirements for the design were finalized in October 1966 and the order placed in July 1972. The Type 143s were constructed of composite hulls, designed by Lürssen, displacing 398 tonnes. They were long with a beam of and a draught of . They had a complement of 40. The craft were powered by four MTU 16V 956 TB91 diesels creating driving four shafts. This gave the craft a maximum speed of and a range of at .Moore, p.267 Armament and electronics The class was armed with two OTO-Melara 76 mm guns for anti-ship and anti-air warfare. They were placed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARA Indómita (P-86)
ARA ''Indómita'' (P-86) is an of the Argentine Navy. The vessel has a twin sister ship, . It is the first Argentine ship to bear the name. The vessel was reported active as of 2022. In October 2022 it was reported that ''Indómita'' had received an upgrade incorporating a Stabilized Naval Observation and Marksmanship System (SEON) to enhance her surveillance capabilities. In 2023, ''Indómita'', accompanied by the patrol boats Baradero and Barranqueras, conducted joint exercises with the patrol vessels ''Piloto Sibbald'' and ''Aspirante Isaza'' of the Chilean Navy The Chilean Navy () is the naval warfare service branch of the Chilean Armed Forces. It is under the Ministry of National Defense (Chile), Ministry of National Defense. Its headquarters are at Edificio Armada de Chile, Valparaiso. History Ori .... References Indómita Ships built in Bremen (state) 1974 ships {{Mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lürssen
Lürssen (or Lürssen Werft) is a German shipyard with headquarters in Bremen-Vegesack and shipbuilding facilities in Lemwerder, Berne and Bremen-Fähr-Lobbendorf. Lürssen designs and constructs yachts, naval ships and special vessels. Trading as Lürssen Yachts, it is one of the leading builders of custom superyachts such as Paul Allen's Octopus (yacht), ''Octopus'', David Geffen's Rising Sun (yacht), ''Rising Sun'', and Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's Azzam (yacht), ''Azzam'', the second largest private yacht in the world at 180 m in length after the REV Ocean (yacht), REV Ocean''. History On 27 June 1875 the 24 year-old Friedrich Lürssen set up a boatbuilding workshop in Aumund, a suburb of Bremen, Germany. The focus of work in the first years was on work boats for fishing and ferry operations. Hull number one was a five meter long rowboat. From the 1880s Lürssen opened up the sport boat market. In 1886 the first motorboat in the world was built by Lürssen (according to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argentine Navy
The Argentine Navy (ARA; ). This forms the basis for the navy's ship prefix "ARA". is the navy of Argentina. It is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, together with the Argentine Army, Army and the Argentine Air Force, Air Force. The Navy Day#Argentina, Argentine Navy day is celebrated on May 17, anniversary of the victory in 1814 at the action of 14 May 1814, Battle of Montevideo over the Spanish fleet during the Argentine War of Independence, war of Independence. History 1810–1909 The Argentine Navy was created in the aftermath of the May Revolution of May 25, 1810, which started the Argentine War of Independence, war for independence from Spanish Empire, Spain. The navy was first created to support Manuel Belgrano in the Paraguay campaign, but those ships were sunk by ships from Montevideo, and did not take part in that conflict. Renewed conflicts with Montevideo led to the creation of a second fleet, which participated in the capture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
