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File:ARM Veracruz (P154).jpg ARM Veracruz | |
History | |
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Mexico | |
Namesake | ARM Veracruz |
Builder | Mexican Navy Ship yards |
Commissioned | September, 11, 2000 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Durango class patrol vessel |
Displacement | 1300 Tons |
Length | 81.4m |
Beam | 10.5 m |
Draft | 3.90m |
Speed | 20 knots |
Complement |
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Armament | |
Armor | Rolled armor with composite overlay |
Aircraft carried | Eurocopter Fennec |
Aviation facilities | Helipad and helicopter hangar |
The ARM Durango (PO-151) is a Durango class oceanic patrol vessel in the Mexican Navy with a main 4 inch turret and a helicopter landing pad, currently primarily used to fight drug cartels. It is also armed with SA-18 Grouse missiles. Like other ships of this class, it was designed and built in Mexican dockyards, and is sometimes referred to as a compact frigate. It was named after the Mexican state of Durango
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