NS Brendan Simbwaye
| 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 |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
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| 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 |
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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.