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Rio Damuji class frigate

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Operators
  
Cuba, Spain, Egypt

Length
  
347 ft (106 m)

Speed
  
15 knots (28 km/h)

Active
  
2

Draft
  
5.63 m (18.5 ft)

Rio Damuji-class frigate

Armament
  
2x Styx missile launchers, 2M3 25mm twin 1NM AA/surface guns, and the turret of a ZSU-57-2.

The Rio Damuji class are the largest warships in the Cuban Navy built from old Spanish fishing trawlers. Built between 1975 and 1979, they are variously classed as frigates, corvettes, or offshore patrol vessels. The ships' armament consists of Styx missile launchers, 25mm guns, and the turret of a ZSU-57-2. Modifications of the design were delivered to Spain and Egypt.

Ships

  • Rio Damuji, launched in 1972, commissioned in 2007
  • Rio Jatibonico, launched in 1979, commissioned in 2013

    • References

    Rio Damuji-class frigate Wikipedia
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