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GENERAL MANUEL JOSÉ ARCE patrol vessel (1943/2002)

General Manuel José Arce 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
General Manuel José Arce (ex-Madrona) BL01   Zenith Dredge, Duluth, USA 6.7.1942 11.11.1942 30.5.1943 // 4.12.2002 discarded 2012

 

Displacement standard, t

700

Displacement full, t

1038

Length, m

51.8 pp 54.9 oa

Breadth, m

11.3

Draught, m

4.00

No of shafts

1

Machinery

2 diesel-generators, 1 electric motor

Power, h. p.

1200

Max speed, kts

13

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

14000(7)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

SPS-73 radar

Complement

53

Project history: Former USCG Balsam class navigation aids tender. Served as flagship for the navy and offshore patrol vessel.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

General Manuel José Arce 2003

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