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NAVY OF VENEZUELA (VENEZUELA)

COASTAL FORCES

SAN CARLOS patrol boat (1980/2011)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
San Carlos LG41   USA     1980 // 2011 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

 

Length, m

332.0

Breadth, m

7.40

Draught, m

3.19

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 General Motors Detroit Diesel 16V71 diesels

Power, h. p.

1200

Max speed, kts

25

Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

small arms

Electronic equipment

Furuno radar

Complement 6

Project history: Columbian smuggling boat, captured by Venezuelan Coast Guard with 3.6 tons of cocaine onboard, confiscated and commissioned by Armada Venezuela for anti-smuggling patrol.

Modernizations: None

Naval service: No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019