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DOMINICAN NAVY (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

COASTAL FORCES

CARITE patrol boats (1975)

Names

BA3 Carite

BA6 Atún

BA9 Picúa

BA15 Jurel, 1990s- BA15 Rambo

Builders

Ast. Navales Dominicanos, Santo Domingo: BA3, 6, 9, 15

Commissioned

1975: BA3, 6, 9, 15

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

1995: BA3, 6, 9

early 2000s: BA15

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

30

Length, m

13.7

Breadth, m

3.60

Draught, m

1.30

No of shafts

2

Machinery

1 General Motors Detroit Diesel 4-71 diesel + auxiliary sail

Power, h. p.

101 + 70m²

Max speed, kts

9

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

1 x 1 - 7.6/90

Electronic equipment radar

Complement

4

Project history: Used for training, patrol and transport duties (had 7t max cargo hold).

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Carite 1982

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