Spanish patrol ship Río Segura
Appearance
Patrol ship Rio Segura moored in Dakar, Senegal
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History | |
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Spain | |
Name | Río Segura |
Namesake | Segura |
Operator | Civil Guard |
Ordered | 29 August 2008 |
Builder | Astilleros Gondán |
Cost | €15,323,600 |
Yard number | C452 |
Laid down | 18 April 2010 |
Launched | 26 February 2011 |
Sponsored by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
Homeport | Puntales Naval Station, Cádiz |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement | 2,100 tonnes (2,100 long tons) |
Length | 73 m (239 ft 6 in) |
Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines 1,500 kW |
Complement | 32 |
Río Segura is the flagship patrol boat of the Maritime Service of the Spanish Civil Guard.[1] It is named after the Segura river in southeastern Spain.
References
[edit]- ^ Belaza, Mónica Ceberio; González, Miguel (26 February 2011). "La Guardia Civil presenta el mayor buque de su historia ante el recelo de la Armada". El Pais (in Spanish).