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COASTAL FORCES

CONSTITUCIÓN fast attack craft (gun) (1974-1975)

Constitución 1990

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Constitución P11, 1978- PC11   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK 1.1973 1.6.1973 16.8.1974 in service (2019)
Independencia P13, 1978- PC13   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK 2.1973 24.7.1973 20.9.1974 in service (2019)
Patria P15, 1978- PC15   Vosper Thornycroft, Portsmouth, UK 3.1973 27.9.1973 9.1.1975 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

150 trials

Displacement full, t

170

Length, m

33.5 pp 36.9 oa

Breadth, m

7.10

Draught, m

1.80 hull

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MTU MD 16V538 TB90 diesels

Power, h. p.

7080

Max speed, kts

31

Fuel, t

diesel oil 24

Endurance, nm(kts)

1350(16)

Armament

1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment SPQ-2D, Decca, RTN-10X radars

Complement

20

Project history: Vosper Thomycroft designed attack craft in gun and missile armed variants.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: All boats were transferred in 1983 to Coast Guard but later returned to Navy.

Constitución 1998

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