Names |
FNH8501 Chamelecón (ex-Rio Kuringwas), 1993- FNH851 Chamelecón, 2012- FNH8501 Chamelecón |
Builders |
Swiftships, Morgan City, USA: FNH8501 |
Commissioned |
1967 // 1979: FNH8501 |
Losses |
None |
Transfers |
None |
Discarding |
in service (2019): FNH8501 |
Displacement standard, t |
50 |
Displacement full, t |
54 |
Length, m |
23.1 pp 25.9 oa |
Breadth, m |
5.80 |
Draught, m |
1.00 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 General Motors 12V71TI diesels |
Power, h. p. |
1400 |
Max speed, kts |
23 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
780(15) |
Armament |
2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 68, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
Electronic equipment |
Decca radar |
Complement |
12 |
Project history: Captured from Nicaragua.
Modernizations: 2011: - 2 x 1 - 20/70
Naval service: No significant events.
Chamelecón 2011
© Ivan Gogin, 2019