Arsenal do Alfeite, SA is a company with an area of 36 hectares of implantation included in the
Lisbon Naval Base. It is mainly dedicated to satisfying the needs of
shipbuilding
Shipbuilding is the construction of ships and other Watercraft, floating vessels. It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a shipyard. Shipbuilders, also called shipwrights, follow a specialized occupation that traces its roo ...
, maintenance, modernization and repair of the
Portuguese Navy
The Portuguese Navy ( pt, Marinha Portuguesa, also known as ''Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa'' or as ''Armada Portuguesa'') is the naval branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in cooperation and integrated with the other branches of the Por ...
, other
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two No ...
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
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, start_date = active since: 11th century
current form: 30 Apr ...
, 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 submarines (
Type 214 submarine
The Type 214 is a diesel-electric submarine developed by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft GmbH (HDW). It features diesel propulsion with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system using Siemens polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel c ...
s);
*
Vasco da Gama-class frigates (
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 design: eight for the Royal ...
);
*
Bartolomeu Dias-class frigate
The ''Karel Doorman''-class frigates are a series of eight multi-purpose vessels built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Its namesake is Karel Doorman, a Dutch naval officer whose ship was struck by a Japanese torpedo in the battle of the Java ...
s (
Karel Doorman-class frigate
The ''Karel Doorman''-class frigates are a series of eight multi-purpose vessels built for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Its namesake is Karel Doorman, a Dutch naval officer whose ship was struck by a Japanese torpedo in the battle of the Java ...
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 with ...
;
*
Baptista de Andrade-class;
*
Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessels;
*
Tejo-class patrol vessels (
Flyvefisken-class patrol vessels);
*
Moroccan frigate Hassan II
''Hassan II'' (612) ( ar, الحسن الثاني) is a of the Royal Moroccan Navy. The ship was the first to be constructed for Morocco by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire, France, from 1999 to 2002. The frigate entered service in 2002 ...
(
Floréal-class frigate);
*
OPV-64-class patrol vessels (''Raïs Charkaoui'' and ''Raïs Maaninou'');
*Ad Dakhla CLS-class (''Daoud Ben Aicha'');
*
Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship.
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 large ...
-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. Most modern French warships are or were equipped with one of its versions.
History
At the end of the Second World War, the French Navy was eq ...
;
*
OTO Melara 76 mm
The OTO Melara 76 mm gun is a naval gun built and designed by the Italian defence company OTO Melara. It is based on the OTO Melara 76/62C and evolved toward 76/62 SR and 76/62 Strales.
The system is compact enough to be installed on rel ...
;
*
Bofors 40 mm gun Bofors 40 mm gun is a name or designation given to two models of 40 mm calibre anti-aircraft guns designed and developed by the Swedish company Bofors:
* Bofors 40 mm L/60 gun - developed in the 1930s, widely used in World War II and into the 1990 ...
;
*
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a U.S. ship-borne short-range 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 Sparrow air-to-air missile a ...
;
*
Harpoon (missile)
The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile
manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). The AGM-84E Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM) and later AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attac ...
;
*
Phalanx CIWS
The Phalanx CIWS (often spoken as "sea-wiz") is a 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 Ge ...
;
*
Goalkeeper CIWS;
*
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 ECCM abilities and sonar. The advancemen ...
;
* 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 ...
.
Gallery
File:Classe Vigilante II ISN.jpg, Vigilante-class lifeboat
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 vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement. There are many designs for patrol boats, and th ...
File:28-05-2017 Patrol vessel NRP Argos, P1150 (1).JPG, Argos-class patrol boat (P1150)
File:NRP Centauro P1155.JPG, Centauro-class patrol boat
The ''Centauro''-class patrol boat is a series of four patrol boats in service with the Portuguese Navy. It is an evolution of the preceding . This class is meant for fisheries inspection and control duties mainly in the Mainland Portugal shores � ...
(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 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 large ...
-class
References
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Shipbuilding companies
Defence companies of Portugal
Shipyards of Portugal