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ARGENTINEAN NAVY (ARGENTINA)

PREFECTURA NAVAL

DORADO patrol craft (1939)

Names

GC34 Dorado, later- GC101 Dorado

Builders

Arsenal de Río Santiago: Dorado

Commissioned

12/1939: Dorado

Losses

None

Transfers

None

Discarding

in service (2019): Dorado

 

Displacement normal, t

 

Displacement full, t

43

Length, m

21.2

Breadth, m

4.30

Draught, m

1.50

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 diesels

Power, h. p.

360

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1550(12)

Armament

small arms

Complement

7

Project history: Patrol boat, two sisters served as pilot boats.

Modernizations: 1960s: re-engined with 2 General Motors 6071-6A diesels (360hp), + radar

Naval service: No significant events.

Dorado 1999

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