Brazilian offshore patrol vessel Amazonas

For other ships with the same name, see Brazilian ship Amazonas.

Amazonas (P120) is a Amazonas-class offshore patrol vessel currently operated by the Brazilian Navy. She was originally named Port of Spain (CG50) while she was being built for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard.

Amazonas
History
Brazil
Name	Amazonas
Namesake	Amazonas River
Builder	BAE Systems, Portsmouth
Launched	18 November 2009
Commissioned	29 June 2012
Renamed	from Port of Spain
Homeport	Rio de Janeiro
Identification	IMO number: 9526394 MMSI number: 710493000 Callsign: PWAZ Pennant number: P-120
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Amazonas-class offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	2,000 t (2,000 long tons; 2,200 short tons)[1]
Length	90.5 m (296 ft 11 in)[1]
Beam	13.5 m (44 ft 3 in)[1]
Propulsion	2 × MAN 16V28/33D diesel engines, 14,700 kW (19,713 hp), 2 shafts 2 × controllable-pitch propellers
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[1]
Range	5,500 nmi (10,200 km)[1]
Endurance	35 days[1]
Complement	80
Sensors & processing systems	Terma Scanter 4100, X-band Ultra Electronics OSIRIS CMS[2]
Armament	1 × 30 mm DS30M cannon 2 × 25 mm guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Aviation facilities	20 m (66 ft) flight deck[1]

Background

Main article: Amazonas-class offshore patrol vessel

The Amazonas class were originally named as the Port of Spain class and built for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. Then, despite two of the vessels having been completed at the time and awaiting delivery, and with crew training ongoing in the United Kingdom,^[3] the Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (GORTT) cancelled the order in September 2010.^[4]

In December 2011 it was reported that the Brazilian Navy were interested in buying the vessels, and possibly up to five additional vessels of the same design.^[5]

Construction and career

Port of Spain was built by BAE Systems Maritime in Portsmouth and launched on 18 November 2009. The ship was sold to the Brazilian Navy and renamed Amazonas (P-120). She was commissioned on 29 June 2012.

Gallery

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  Port of Spain on 13 February 2010.
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  Amazonas off Rio de Janeiro on 9 June 2014.
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  Amazonas off Rio de Janeiro on 9 June 2014.
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  Amazonas entering Goa Harbour during IBSAMAR 2016.
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  Amazonas off Ipanema beach on 6 June 2017.