PARA (U-15) class

 14 MEDIUM-ENDURANCE CUTTERS

 Name       Pendant No.     Commissioned      Status

 PARA       U-15            Jan. 19, 2005     Active

Completed in 1982. This general passenger/cargo ship type was purchased from Empresa de Navegacao de Amazonia S.A. (ENSA), Belem, Brazil in December of 2004. Cargo capacity is 1,250 tons. Used for logistics support and carrying troops in Brazil's many rivers.

Active.

Maclaren IC Estaleiros e Servicos S.A. Niteroi (Yard No. 149), Brazil

 Displacement:      1,050 tons full load
 Dimensions:
      length        184 ft 1 in (56.1 m) overall
      beam           70 ft 3 in (21.4 m) moulded
      draft          16 ft 4 in ( 5.0 m) maximum
 Propulsion:        2 Daihatsu type 6PSHTCKM-22 diesels; 1,050 total
                      bhp; 2 shafts
 Performance:
      speed         9.8 kts.
 Manning:           66 total (7 Off. + 59 Enl.) + 175 troops
 Electronic Systems:
      radars        1 navigation

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