NS Brendan Simbwaye

History
Namibia
NameBrendan Simbwaye
NamesakeBrendan Simbwaye
BuilderINACE
Laid down25 February 2005
Launched1 May 2008
Commissioned16 January 2009
HomeportWalvis Bay
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class & typeGrajaú-class patrol boat
Displacement263 long tons (267 t) full load
Length46.5 m (152 ft 7 in)
Beam7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Installed power
Propulsion2 shafts
Speed26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph)
Range2,200 nmi (4,100 km; 2,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement29
Sensors &
processing systems
Armament

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.