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INDEPENDENCIA patrol ship (1943/2002)

Independencia 2010

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Independencia (ex-Sweetgum) A401   Marine Iron SB, Duluth, USA 21.2.1943 15.4.1943 20.11.1943 // 15.2.2002 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

700

Displacement full, t

1025

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.

1000

Max speed, kts

13

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

12000(7)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment SPS-73 radar

Complement

56

Project history: Former USCG Balsam class navigation aids tender, used as offshore patrol ship. Has a 20t derrick and a large cargo hold.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Independencia 2003

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