NS Brendan Simbwaye information

History
Namibia
Name	Brendan Simbwaye
Namesake	Brendan Simbwaye
Builder	INACE
Laid down	25 February 2005
Launched	1 May 2008
Commissioned	16 January 2009
Homeport	Walvis Bay
Identification	MMSI number: 659357000; Callsign: V5SB;
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Grajaú-class patrol boat
Displacement	263 long tons (267 t) full load
Length	46.5 m (152 ft 7 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 16V 396 TB94 diesel engines; 5,800 hp (4,300 kW);
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range	2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	29
Sensors and ; processing systems	Decca 1290A surface search radar; Global Maritime Distress Safety System;
Armament	1 × Bofors L/70 40 mm cannon;; 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon;

NS Brendan Simbwaye (P11) is a patrol boat of the Namibian Navy. Constructed and launched in Brazil, it was commissioned into the Namibian Navy in 2009. Its design was based on the Brazilian Navy's Grajaú-class patrol boats. The vessel is used for patrolling Namibia's exclusive economic zone.

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P11

History

Namibia
Name	Brendan Simbwaye
Namesake	Brendan Simbwaye
Builder	INACE
Laid down	25 February 2005
Launched	1 May 2008
Commissioned	16 January 2009
Homeport	Walvis Bay
Identification	MMSI number: 659357000 Callsign: V5SB
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Grajaú-class patrol boat
Displacement	263 long tons (267 t) full load
Length	46.5 m (152 ft 7 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power	2 × MTU 16V 396 TB94 diesel engines 5,800 hp (4,300 kW)
Propulsion	2 shafts
Speed	26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range	2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	29
Sensors and processing systems	Decca 1290A surface search radar Global Maritime Distress Safety System
Armament	1 × Bofors L/70 40 mm cannon; 2 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon