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PERUVIAN NAVY (PERU)

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RÍO SAMA gunboats (1966-1972)

Río Sama 1975

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Río Sama 11, 1975- 222   Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, USA   5.6.1965 19.11.1965 Coast Guard 1975, stricken 1993
Río Chira 12, 1975- 223   SIMA, Callao   5.9.1971 30.6.1972 Coast Guard 1975, in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

130

Displacement full, t

147

Length, m

30.8

Breadth, m

6.40

Draught, m

1.80

No of shafts

2

Machinery

8 General Motors 6-71 diesels

Power, h. p.

1800

Max speed, kts

18.5

Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts) 1500(10)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 2 - 20/70 Mk 24, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment radar

Complement

15

Project history: USN PGM71 class, first boat was built under MDAP in USA, the second under MDAP in Peru with US assistance.

Modernizations: 1975, Rio Chira: - 1 x 1 - 40/60, 2 x 2 - 20/70, 1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Naval service: No significant events.

Río Sama 1975

Rio Chira 2000

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