Arsenal do Alfeite, SA is a company with an area of 36 hectares of implantation included in the

Lisbon Naval Base The Lisbon Naval Base (Portuguese language, Portuguese: ''Base Naval de Lisboa''), is the main installation and naval base, operational base of the Portuguese Navy. Located at the former Royal Estate of Alfeite on the south bank of the Tagus rive ...

. It is mainly dedicated to satisfying the needs of

shipbuilding Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other Watercraft, floating vessels. In modern times, it normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation th ...

, maintenance, modernization and repair of the

Portuguese Navy The Portuguese Navy (), also known as the Portuguese War Navy (''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'') or as the Portuguese Armada (''Armada Portuguesa''), is the navy of the Portuguese Armed Forces. Chartered in 1317 by King Dinis of Portugal, it is ...

, other

NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ...

and commercial navies, using advanced technologies, namely in the areas of electronics, optronics, armament, mechanics and electrical engineering. Alfeite's arsenal has already built more than 150 boats. Arsenal do Alfeite has a close relationship with

Royal Moroccan Navy The Royal Moroccan Navy of Morocco () is a branch of the military of Morocco responsible for conducting naval operations. The Royal Moroccan Navy is administratively managed by the Administration of Defence, which is (''de facto'') commanded b ...

, repairing and modernizing ships since 2012.

Installations

Arsenal do Alfeite SA facilities have a quality management system, certified according to the ISO 9001:2008 standard, and a set of testing and calibration laboratories accredited by the Portuguese Institute of Accreditation, according to the NP EN ISO/IEC standard 17025. Of note is its capacity for studies and projects for new vessels, modifications and conversions, as well as consultancy and the provision of specialized industrial services. Arsenal do Alfeite includes: * 35 technological areas for building and repairing ships; * 672meters of mooring pier; * 3 inclined planes of 150m, 120m and 53m, respectively; * 1 floating dock 60m long and 12m wide; * 1 dry dock 138m long and 18m wide; * 1 Crane 40.0 tons x 20m - Dockable Pier 1; * 1 Crane 3 tons x 20m - Dockable Pier / Floating Dock; * 1 Crane 12 tons x 20m - Inclined Plan 1; * 1 Crane 5.0 tons x 27m - Dry Dock.

Repairs and constructions

Repairs and overhauls

Tridente-class submarine The ''Tridente''-class submarines, also designated as U 209PN, are diesel-electric submarines based on the Type 214 submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW) for the Portuguese Navy. This class ...

s (

Type 214 submarine The Type 214 is a class of diesel–electric powertrain, diesel–electric submarines developed exclusively for export by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW). It features diesel propulsion with an air-independen ...

s); *

Vasco da Gama-class frigate The ''Vasco da Gama'' class is a class of frigates of the Portuguese Navy. Named in honor of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, the ships are based on the German MEKO 200 design, and are Portugal's major surface ships. Portugal operates three ...

s (

MEKO 200 The MEKO 200 is a frigate design by the Blohm + Voss shipyard of Germany, as part of the MEKO family of warships. Variants ''Anzac'' class (MEKO 200ANZ) Ten MEKO 200 frigates were built to the Anzac-class frigate, ''Anzac''-class design: ei ...

); * Bartolomeu Dias-class frigates (

Karel Doorman-class frigate The ''Karel Doorman''-class frigates are a series of eight multi-purpose vessels built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The class takes its name from the lead ship, whose namesake is Karel Doorman, a Dutch naval officer who went down with his shi ...

s); *

João Coutinho-class corvette The ''João Coutinho''-class corvettes were a series of warships built for the Portuguese Navy for service in Portugal's African and Indian colonies. Initially rated as frigates, they were downgraded first to corvettes and then patrol vessels wit ...

; * Baptista de Andrade-class; * Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessels; * Tejo-class patrol vessels ( Flyvefisken-class patrol vessels); * Moroccan frigate Hassan II (

Floréal-class frigate The ''Floréal'' class is a type of light "surveillance frigates" () designed for the needs of the French Navy in low-threat environments ordered in 1989. The ships are named after months of the French Republican Calendar, Republican Calendar. Th ...

); * Osprey 55-class gunboat (''El Tawfiq)'' * OPV-64-class patrol vessels (''Raïs Charkaoui'' and ''Raïs Maaninou''); *Ad Dakhla CLS-class (''Daoud Ben Aicha''); *

Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship The ''Stalwart''-class auxiliary general ocean surveillance ships ( T-AGOS) are a class of United States Naval Ship (USNS) auxiliary support ocean surveillance ships commissioned between April 1984 and October 2000. Their original purpose was to ...

Constructions

* s; *s; * Albatroz-class patrol boat; * Bolina-class; * Vigilante-class; * Andrómeda-class; * Levante-class; *NRP ''Schultz Xavier;'' *Bombarda

landing craft Landing craft are small and medium seagoing watercraft, such as boats and barges, used to convey a landing force (infantry and vehicles) from the sea to the shore during an amphibious assault. The term excludes landing ships, which are larger. ...

-class

Weapons repair

Arsenal do Alfeite can repair and replace the following weapons: *

French 100 mm naval gun Modern French 100 mm naval guns are multipurpose artillery pieces, capable of a high rate of fire, against both aerial and surface targets. Most modern French warships are or were equipped with one of its variants. History At the end of the ...

; *

OTO Melara 76 mm The OTO Melara 76 mm gun, marketed as the OTO 76/62 Gun Mount, is a naval autocannon built and designed by the Italian Defense contractor, defence company OTO Melara. It is based on the OTO Melara 76/62C and evolved toward 76/62 SR and 76/ ...

; *

Bofors 40 mm gun Bofors 40 mm gun is a name or designation given to models of 40 mm calibre automatic anti-aircraft guns designed and developed by the Swedish company Bofors: * Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/43 - developed in the 1930s with market entry in 1934, wid ...

; *

RIM-7 Sea Sparrow The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a U.S. ship-borne short-range Surface-to-air missile, anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system, primarily intended for defense against anti-ship missiles. The system was developed in the early 1960s from the AIM-7 Spa ...

; *

Harpoon (missile) The Harpoon is an all-weather, Over-the-horizon radar, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). The Standoff Land Attack Missile , AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) ...

; *

Phalanx CIWS The Phalanx CIWS () is an automated gun-based close-in weapon system to defend military watercraft automatically against incoming threats such as aircraft, missiles, and small boats. It was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Co ...

; *

Goalkeeper CIWS The Goalkeeper CIWS is a Dutch close-in weapon system (CIWS) introduced in 1979. It is an autonomous and completely automatic weapon system for short-range defence of ships against highly maneuverable missiles, aircraft and fast-maneuvering surf ...

; * Mk 32 torpedo launcher; *

Mark 46 torpedo The Mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the United States Navy's lightweight anti-submarine warfare torpedo inventory and is the NATO standard. These aerial torpedoes are designed to attack high-performance submarines. In 1989, an improvement p ...

; *

Black Shark torpedo The Black Shark is a heavyweight torpedo developed by WASS of Italy. Development Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei Italy developed the Black Shark torpedo as an evolution of the A184, with more advanced electronic counter-countermeasures (ECC ...

; * MK55 Mines; *

Mark 36 SRBOC The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Bloom Offboard Countermeasures Chaff and Decoy Launching System (abbreviated as SRBOC or "Super-arboc") is an American short-range decoy launching system (DLS) that launches radar or infrared decoys from naval v ...

Gallery

File:SOKO Douro? (14003835052).jpg, Bolina-class

patrol boat A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval ship, naval vessel generally designed for Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defence, Border control, border security, or law ...

File:28-05-2017 Patrol vessel NRP Argos, P1150 (1).JPG,

Argos-class patrol boat The ''Argos''-class patrol boat is a model of patrol boat in service in the Portuguese Navy since 1991. This type of ship was designed by the Arsenal do Alfeite, Lisbon, but was built in private shipyards located in Vila Real de Santo António. ...

(P1150) File:NRP Centauro P1155.JPG, Centauro-class patrol boat (P1155) File:NRP Andromeda A5203.JPG, ''Andrómeda''-class

research vessel A research vessel (RV or R/V) is a ship or boat designed, modified, or equipped to carry out research at sea. Research vessels carry out a number of roles. Some of these roles can be combined into a single vessel but others require a dedicated ...

File:NRP Schultz Xavier.jpg, NRP Schultz Xavier

buoy tender A buoy tender is a type of vessel used to maintain and replace navigational buoys. This term can also apply to an actual person who does this work. The United States Coast Guard uses buoy tenders to accomplish one of its primary missions of main ...

File:NRP Bacamarte 1.jpg, Bombarda

-class

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.arsenal-alfeite.pt/en_us/, name=Official website - en Shipbuilding companies Defence companies of Portugal Shipyards of Portugal