Name Veracruz Status Active Length 81 m Displacement 1.179 million kg | Commissioned September 11, 2000 Beam 10.5 m (34 ft) Weight 1,321 tons | |
Builder Mexican Navy Ship yards Class and type Durango-class patrol vessel | ||
ARM Veracruz (PO-151) is a Durango-class patrol vessel in service with the Mexican Navy with a 57 mm 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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