ARM Veracruz
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| History | |
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 Mexico |
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| Name: | Veracruz |
| Builder: | Mexican Navy Ship yards |
| Commissioned: | September 11, 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: |
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| Armament: | |
| Armor: | Rolled armor with composite overlay |
| Aircraft carried: | Eurocopter Fennec |
| Aviation facilities: | Helipad and helicopter hangar |
ARM Veracruz (PO-151) is a Durango-class 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.
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