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Brazilian patrol boat Grajaú (P40)
Encyclopedia
The NPa Grajaú (P40) is a Grajaú class patrol boat
of the Brazilian Navy
. The Grajaú was the first of twelve Grajaú class patrol boats ordered by the Brazilian Navy, on September 1990. The Grajaú was launched on 21 May 1993, and was commissioned on 1 December 1993.
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Patrol boat
A patrol boat is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defense duties.There have been many designs for patrol boats. They may be operated by a nation's navy, coast guard, or police force, and may be intended for marine and/or estuarine or river environments...
of the Brazilian Navy
Brazilian Navy
The Brazilian Navy is a branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible for conducting naval operations. It is the largest navy in Latin America...
. The Grajaú was the first of twelve Grajaú class patrol boats ordered by the Brazilian Navy, on September 1990. The Grajaú was launched on 21 May 1993, and was commissioned on 1 December 1993.
History
In June 2009, the NPa Grajaú (P40) participated in the recovery mission for the wreckage of Air France Flight 447Air France Flight 447
Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled airline flight from Rio de Janeiro-Galeão to Paris-Roissy involving an Airbus A330-200 aircraft that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009, killing all 216 passengers and 12 aircrew. The investigation is still ongoing, and the cause of the...
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