ARM Guanajuato
ARM Guanajuato in Port-au-Prince
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History | |
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Mexico | |
Name | Guanajuato |
Namesake | Guanajuato |
Builder | Mexican Navy Ship yards |
Commissioned | December 12, 2001 |
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) |
Complement |
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Armament | |
Armor | Rolled armor with composite overlay |
Aircraft carried | Eurocopter Fennec |
Aviation facilities | Helipad and helicopter hangar |
The ARM Guanajuato (PO-153) is a Durango-class oceanic patrol vessel in the Mexican Navy with a 57mm main gun turret and a helicopter landing pad, currently primarily used for drug interception and maritime security in Mexican territorial waters. 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 Guanajuato.[1]
Disaster relief operations
[edit]In an effort to assist the Haitian population following the disastrous 2008 earthquake, the Mexican government sent 20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons) of food aid to Haiti. In charge of the task was the ARM Guanajuato, the ship sailed from the Port of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and arrived in Port-au-Prince on June 18, 2008.[2]
Gallery
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Secretaria de Marina - Armada de México". www.semar.gob.mx.
- ^ "México - Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores | Sala de Prensa | Comunicado Conjunto SRE SEMAR". Archived from the original on 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.