Brazilian_offshore_patrol_vessel_Amazonas

Brazilian offshore patrol vessel Amazonas

Brazilian offshore patrol vessel Amazonas

Amazonas-class offshore patrol vessel of Brazilian Navy


Amazonas (P-120) 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.

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Background

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.


References

  1. "Offshore Patrol Vessels". www.baesystems.com. BAE Systems. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. "BAE may lose £150m ship deal". The News. 2010. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.

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