BAP Río Chira (PC 12)

BAP Río Chira (PC 12) is a motor gunboat in the Peruvian Coast Guard. She was built under American influence at SIMA Callao Shipyard.

BAP Rio Chira undergoing navigation tests, December 2013
History
Peru
Name: BAP Rio Chira
Builder: SIMA Callao
Commissioned: 30 June 1972
Decommissioned: 1994
Recommissioned: 1997
Status: Active as of 2019
Notes:
  • Transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard in 1975
  • Main engines were overhauled before her return to service in 1997
General characteristics
Class and type: PGM-39-class gunboat
Displacement: 118 tons
Length: 101 ft (31 m)
Beam: 21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft: 6.8–9 ft (2.1–2.7 m)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Mercedes Benz 12V493 TY57 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) diesel engines
  • 2 × shafts
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement: 17
Armament:
  • 1 × 40 mm gun
  • 2 × 20 mm guns
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns

References
    • Radigan, Joseph M. (2006). "Motor Gunboat (PGM) Index". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-10.


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