History | |
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Mexico | |
Name | 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 | 81.4 m (267 ft) |
Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
Draft | 3.90 m (12.8 ft) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
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Armament | |
Armor | Rolled armor with composite overlay |
Aircraft carried | Eurocopter Fennec |
Aviation facilities | Helipad and helicopter hangar |
ARM Veracruz (PO-151) is a Durango-class patrol vessel in the Mexican Navy with a 57mm main gun 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.
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