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DOMINICAN NAVY (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)

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TORTUGUERO patrol ships (1943-1944/1999-2002)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Tortuguero (ex-White Pine, ex-YC548) BA1, 2006- PM203   Erie Concrete & Steel Supply, Erie, USA 12.6.1943 28.8.1943 11.7.1944 // 29.6.1999 in service (2019)
Capotillo (ex-White Sumac, ex-YF416) BA2, 2006- PM204   Niagara SB, Buffalo, USA 31.8.1942 14.6.1943 6.11.1943 // 20.9.2002 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

435

Displacement full, t

600

Length, m

40.5

Breadth, m

9.40

Draught, m

2.70

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Union diesels

Power, h. p.

600

Max speed, kts

10

Fuel, t

diesel oil 40

Endurance, nm(kts)

4500(5)

Armament

small arms

Electronic equipment

SPS-64(v)1 radar

Complement

24

Project history: Former USCG White class buoy tenders.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Tortuguero 2013

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