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Arsenal do Alfeite, SA is a company with an area of 36 hectares of implantation included in the Lisbon Naval Base. It is mainly dedicated to satisfying the needs of shipbuilding, maintenance, modernization and repair of the Portuguese Navy, other NATO and commercial navies, using advanced technologies, namely in the areas of electronics, optronics, armament, mechanics and electrical engineering.[1] Alfeite's arsenal has already built more than 150 boats.[2] Arsenal do Alfeite has a close relationship with Royal Moroccan Navy, repairing and modernizing ships since 2012.[3][4]
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| Industry | Shipbuilding |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1928 |
| Headquarters | Alfeite, Base Naval de Lisboa, 2810-001 Almada, , |
| Products | Centauro-class fiscalization boat
Argos-class patrol boat Albatroz-class patrol boat Bolina-class Vigilante-class Andrómeda-class |
| Services | Shipbuilding |
Number of employees | 500 |
| Parent | idD Portugal Defence |
| Website | Arsenal do Alfeite |
Installations
editArsenal do Alfeite SA facilities have a quality management system, certified according to the ISO 9001:2008 standard, and a set of testing and calibration laboratories accredited by the Portuguese Institute of Accreditation, according to the NP EN ISO/IEC standard 17025. Of note is its capacity for studies and projects for new vessels, modifications and conversions, as well as consultancy and the provision of specialized industrial services.
Arsenal do Alfeite includes:[5]
- 35 technological areas for building and repairing ships;
- 672meters of mooring pier;
- 3 inclined planes of 150m, 120m and 53m, respectively;
- 1 floating dock 60m long and 12m wide;
- 1 dry dock 138m long and 18m wide;
- 1 Crane 40.0 tons x 20m - Dockable Pier 1;
- 1 Crane 3 tons x 20m - Dockable Pier / Floating Dock;
- 1 Crane 12 tons x 20m - Inclined Plan 1;
- 1 Crane 5.0 tons x 27m - Dry Dock.
Repairs and constructions
editRepairs and overhauls
edit- Tridente-class submarines (Type 214 submarines);[6]
- Vasco da Gama-class frigates (MEKO 200);[7]
- Bartolomeu Dias-class frigates (Karel Doorman-class frigates);
- João Coutinho-class corvette;[8]
- Baptista de Andrade-class;
- Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessels;[9]
- Tejo-class patrol vessels (Flyvefisken-class patrol vessels);[10]
- Moroccan frigate Hassan II (Floréal-class frigate);[11]
- Osprey 55-class gunboat (El Tawfiq)
- OPV-64-class patrol vessels (Raïs Charkaoui and Raïs Maaninou);[3]
- Ad Dakhla CLS-class (Daoud Ben Aicha);[3]
- Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship.[12]
Constructions
edit- Centauro-class patrol boats;
- Argos-class patrol boats;
- Albatroz-class patrol boat;
- Bolina-class;
- Vigilante-class;[13]
- Andrómeda-class;
- Levante-class;
- NRP Schultz Xavier;
- Bombarda landing craft-class
Weapons repair
editArsenal do Alfeite can repair and replace the following weapons:[14][15]
Gallery
edit- Vessels build at Arsenal do Alfeite
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Bolina-class patrol boat -
Argos-class patrol boat (P1150) -
Centauro-class patrol boat (P1155) -
Andrómeda-class research vessel -
NRP Schultz Xavier buoy tender -
Bombarda landing craft-class
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References
edit- ^ "Arsenal do Alfeite – Estaleiro de Construção, Reparação e Manutenção Naval, Engenharia e Manutenção Industrial". www.arsenal-alfeite.pt. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Arsenal do Alfeite – Estaleiro de Construção, Reparação e Manutenção Naval, Engenharia e Manutenção Industrial". www.arsenal-alfeite.pt. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ a b c "Arsenal recebe este ano mais três navios de Marrocos". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ Infodefensa.com, Revista Defensa. "Portugal afianza sus opciones para suministrar a la Armada marroquí". Infodefensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Arsenal do Alfeite – Estaleiro de Construção, Reparação e Manutenção Naval, Engenharia e Manutenção Industrial". www.arsenal-alfeite.pt. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ Ferreira, João Palma (2019-06-22). "Arsenal do Alfeite já está a reparar submarinos alemães do Thyssen Krupp". O Jornal Económico (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "MEKO 200 class-frigate during repairs at Arsenal do Alfeite". Archived from the original on 2021-09-24.
- ^ "João Coutinho-class during repairs at Arsenal do Alfeite". Archived from the original on 2021-02-01.
- ^ "Viana do Castelo-class during repairs at Arsenal do Alfeite". Archived from the original on 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Tejo-class during repairs at Arsenal do Alfeite". Archived from the original on 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Marinha Real de Marrocos recebe Navio Patrulha totalmente renovado no Arsenal do Alfeite". Portal da Defesa na Internet (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Stawart-class ship during repairs at Arsenal do Alfeite". Archived from the original on 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Arsenal do Alfeite. Vai o histórico estaleiro recuperar ou afundar-se de vez?". www.dn.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Mecânica de Armamento". www.arsenal-alfeite.pt. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ "Torpedos Mísseis e Minas". www.arsenal-alfeite.pt. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
