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ECUADORIAN NAVY (ECUADOR)

COASTAL FORCES

RÍO PUYANGO patrol launches (1986-1988)

Names

LG41 Río Puyango, 2000s- LG111 Río Puyango

LG42 Río Mataje, 2000s- LG112 Río Mataje

LG43 Río Zarumilla, 2000s- LG113 Río Zarumilla

LG44 Río Chone, 2000s- LG114 Río Chone

LG45 Río Daule, 2000s- LG115 Río Daule

LG46 Río Babahoyo, 2000s- LG116 Río Babahoyo

Builders

Halter Marine, New Orleans, USA: LG41, 42

Astinave, Guayaquil: LG43-46

Completed

1986: LG41, 42

1988: LG43-46

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

2008-2010: LG41-46

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

17

Length, m

12.4 pp 13.4 oa

Breadth, m

4.12

Draught, m

0.76

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors 8V71TI diesels

Power, h. p.

850

Max speed, kts

26

Fuel, t

diesel oil 1.6

Endurance, nm(kts) 500(18)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 7.6/90

Electronic equipment

Furuno 2400 radar

Complement

5

Project history: Small patrol boats. Coast Guard. Had fire monitor. Aluminium construction. Used for drug interdiction.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Río Babahoyo 2002

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