ARM Sonora

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History
Mexico
Namesake: ARM Sonora
Builder: Mexican Navy Ship yards
Commissioned: September 4, 2000
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class & 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:
  • 70 Troop capacity
  • 55 crew
Armament:
Armor: Rolled armor with composite overlay
Aircraft carried: Eurocopter Fennec
Aviation facilities: Helipad and helicopter hangar

ARM Sonora (PO-152) 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 to fight drug cartels. 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 Sonora

Statistics

  • Cruising speed: 20 knots (37 km/h)
  • Length: 81.4m
  • Beam: 10.5m
  • Draft: 3.90m
  • Normal displacement: 1,300 tons

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