ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera
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ARC Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera is the sixth in a number of progressively improved heavy riverine patrol and support vessels of the Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia - ARC). Specifically, it is classified as a PAF-IV (Spanish: Patrullera de Apoyo Fluvial - Pesada - 4th generation). The ship is named in honor of the Marine Infantry Frigate Lieutenant Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera,[1] who died in 2004 after wounds sustained in combat during operations in the Colombian eastern plains.[2]
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ARC TEFIM Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera | |
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Colombia | |
Name | Juan Ricardo Oyola Vera |
Ordered | 2005 |
Builder | COTECMAR |
Launched | July 26, 2006 |
Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Type | Riverine Patrol and Support Vessel (PAF) |
Displacement | 373 tons |
Length | 40.3 m (132 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 1.26 m (4 ft 2 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) |
Range | 2,900 nmi (5,400 km; 3,300 mi) |
Endurance | 20 days |
Complement | 4 officers, 29 crewmen, 39 marines |
Armament |
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Armor | NIJ level III |
Aviation facilities | Helipad |
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