ARM Guanajuato

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]

ARM Guanajuato in Port-au-Prince
Guanajuanto po-153
PO-153 Guanjuato
History
Mexico
Name: Guanajuato
Namesake: Guanajuato
Builder: Mexican Navy Ship yards
Commissioned: December 12, 2001
Status: Active
General characteristics
Class and 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:
  • 70 Troop capacity
  • 55 crew
Armament:
Armor: Rolled armor with composite overlay
Aircraft carried: Eurocopter Fennec
Aviation facilities: Helipad and helicopter hangar

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 & sources
  1. http://www.semar.gob.mx/galeria/buques/superficie2004/patrulla/oceanica/durango.htm
  2. http://www.sre.gob.mx/csocial/contenido/comunicados/2008/jun/cp_172.html


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