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ARM Guanajuato

For the ship museum in Boca del Río, Veracruz, see ARM Guanajuato (C-07).
ARM Guanajuato in Port-au-Prince
History
Mexico
NameGuanajuato
NamesakeGuanajuato
BuilderMexican Navy Ship yards
CommissionedDecember 12, 2001
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typeDurango-class patrol vessel
Displacement1300 Tons
Length81.4 m (267 ft)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft)
Draft3.90 m (12.8 ft)
Speed20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement
  • 70 Troop capacity
  • 55 crew
Armament
ArmorRolled armor with composite overlay
Aircraft carriedEurocopter Fennec
Aviation facilitiesHelipad 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 disastrous 2008 earthquake, the Mexican government sent 20 t (20 long tons; 22 short 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]

References

  1. ^ "Secretaria de Marina - Armada de México". www.semar.gob.mx.
  2. ^ "México - Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores | Sala de Prensa | Comunicado Conjunto SRE SEMAR". Archived from the original on 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.


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