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Names |
LG37 9 de Octubre, 2001- LG47 9 de Octubre, 2007- LG121 Río Esmeraldas LG38 27 de Octubre, 2001- LG48 27 de Octubre, 2007- LG122 Río Santiago |
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Builders |
Swiftships, Morgan City, USA: LG37, 38 |
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Completed |
1992: LG37, 38 |
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Losses |
none |
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Transfers |
none |
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Discarding |
in service (2019): LG121, 122 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement full, t |
17 |
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Length, m |
13.7 |
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Breadth, m |
3.58 |
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Draught, m |
0.51 |
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No of shafts |
2 waterjets |
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Machinery |
2 General Motors 6V92TA diesels |
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Power, h. p. |
900 |
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Max speed, kts |
28 |
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Fuel, t |
diesel oil 3 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 650(22) |
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Armament |
2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90 |
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Electronic equipment |
Raytheon 40X radar |
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Complement |
4 + 8 troops |
Project history: US 45ft PCR class, act as command and control craft for groups of smaller riverine patrol craft. Aluminium construction with Kevlar armour.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: No significant events.
Río Santiago 2005
© Ivan Gogin, 2019