Venezuelan patrol boat Naiguatá
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Naiguatá (GC-23) was a 79.9-metre (262 ft) Guaicamacuto-class patrol boat of the Venezuelan Coast Guard. The vessel was constructed by Navantia in Cádiz, Spain beginning in 2008. On 30 March 2020, the vessel collided with the cruise ship RCGS Resolute in international waters and sank.
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Naiguatá during sea trials | |
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Venezuela | |
Name | Naiguatá |
Namesake | City of Naiguatá |
Builder | Navantia, Cádiz, Spain |
Laid down | October 2008 |
Launched | 24 June 2009 |
Sponsored by | Alma Pura de Padrón |
Identification | GC-23 |
Fate | Sunk, 30 March 2020 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Guaicamacuto-class patrol boat |
Displacement | |
Length | 79.9 m (262 ft 2 in) |
Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) (max.)[1] |
Draught | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
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Propulsion | |
Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 34 + 30 |
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Armament |
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Aircraft carried | 1 × AB212, AB412, or AS565 helicopters |
Aviation facilities | Landing pad[1] |
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