ARM Durango
ARM Durango | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Mexico | |
| Name | ARM Durango |
| Builder | Mexican Navy Ship yards |
| Laid down | 18 December 1999 |
| Launched | 11 September 2000 |
| Commissioned | 11 September 2000 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Durango-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 81.4 m (267 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft 5 in) |
| Draft | 3.9 m (12 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 74 |
| Sensors & processing systems |
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| Armament | Bofors 57 mm/70 caliber gun Mk 3 |
| Aircraft carried | 1 medium helicopter |
| Aviation facilities | One helicopter hangar |
ARM Durango (PO-151) is the first of four Durango-class patrol vessels in the Mexican Navy. Like other ships of this class, it was designed and built in Mexican dockyards. The ship is armed with a main 57 mm (2.2 in) gun turret and a helicopter landing pad. The vessel is primarily used for interdiction of drug smuggling. Launched and commissioned on 11 September 2000, Durango is currently in service.