Guaicamacuto 2015
Name | No | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comp | Fate |
Guaicamacuto | GC21 | Navantia, Puerto Real, Spain | 28.11.2007 | 16.10.2008 | 2.3.2010 | in service (2019) | |
Yavire | GC22 | Navantia, Puerto Real, Spain | 2008 | 11.3.2009 | 28.1.2011 | in service (2019) | |
Naiguata | GC23 | Navantia, Puerto Real, Spain | 28.10.2008 | 24.6.2009 | 1.2.2011 | in service (2019) | |
Comandante Eterno Hugo Chávez (ex-Tamanaco) | GC24 | DIANCA, Puerto Cabello | 3.8.2012 | 12.7.2014 | 2019 | building (2019) |
Displacement standard, t |
1200 |
Displacement full, t |
1500 |
Length, m |
71.0 pp 79.9 oa |
Breadth, m |
11.8 |
Draught, m |
3.70 |
No of shafts |
2 |
Machinery |
2 MTU 12V1163 TB93 diesels |
Power, h. p. |
16100 |
Max speed, kts |
21 |
Fuel, t |
diesel oil |
Endurance, nm(kts) |
5000(12) |
Armament |
1 x 1 - 76/62 OTO-Melara Compact SR, 1 x 4 - 35/117 Millenium GDM-008, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, helicopter deck |
Electronic equipment |
Variant Mk 2, Sting EO Mk 2, Scout radars, Mirador e/o system, Vigile 100 ECM suite |
Complement |
43 + 36 passengers |
Project history: Class was built for Coast Guard for law enforcement patrol, coastal SAR operations, environmental patrol. Also known as Buque de Vigilancia de Litoral (BVL) program. Carry two Zodiac RIBs launched by crane.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Guaicamacuto 2009
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