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RIO GRANDE DE MATAGALPA patrol boats (1973-1977/1996)

Rio Grande de Matagalpa 2000

Names

201 Rio Grande de Matagalpa

202 Cacique Tenderí

205 Rio Escondido

Builders

Israeli Aircraft Industries, Be'er Sheva, Israel: 201, 202, 205

Commissioned

1973-1977 // 1996: 201, 202, 205

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

in service (2019): 201, 202, 205

 

Displacement standard, t

25

Displacement full, t

35

Length, m

19.8

Breadth, m

5.80

Draught, m

1.80

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 12V71TI diesels

Power, h. p.

960

Max speed, kts

25

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1200(17)

Armament

2 x 2 - 23/87 ZU-23-2, 2 x 1 - 12.7/79

Electronic equipment

Furuno 2115 radar

Complement

6

Project history: Israeli 'Dabur' type boats, transferred after refit and modernization.

Modernizations: 2004, Rio Escondido; 2006, Ccique Tenderí; 2008, Rio Grande de Matagalpa: diesel were replaced by 2 Caterpillar 3406 (1500hp, 20kts, 40t full load)

Naval service: No significant events.

Rio Grande de Matagalpa 2008

© Ivan Gogin, 2019