ARM Guanajuato
 ARM Guanajuato in Port-au-Prince | |
| Career (Mexico) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Guanajuato |
| Namesake: | Guanajuato |
| Builder: | Mexican Navy Ship yards |
| Commissioned: | December 12, 2001 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Durango-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1300 Tons |
| Length: | 81.4 m (267 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draft: | 3.90 m (12.8 ft) |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Complement: |
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| Armament: | Bofors 57mm Mk 3 gun 9K38 Igla |
| Armor: | Rolled armor with composite overlay |
| Aircraft carried: | Eurocopter Fennec |
| Aviation facilities: | Helipad and helicopter hangar |
The ARM Guanajuato (PO-153) is a Durango-class oceanic patrol vessel in the Mexican Navy with a 57mm main gun turret and a helicopter landing pad, currently primarily used for drug interception and maritime security in Mexican territorial waters. It is also armed with SA-18 Grouse missiles. Like other ships of this class, it was designed and built in Mexican dockyards, and is sometimes referred to as a compact frigate. It was named after the Mexican state of Guanajuato.[1]
Disaster relief operations
In an effort to assist the Haitian population following, the Mexican government sent 20 tons of food aid to Haiti. In charge of the task was the ARM Guanajuato, the ship sailed from the port of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and arrived in Port-au-Prince on June 18, 2008.[2]
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