Rio Damuji-class frigate

The Rio Damuji-class frigates are the largest warships in the Cuban Navy built from former Spanish-built 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, 25 mm guns, and the turret of a ZSU-57-2.^[1][2][3][4] Originally, three conversions were planned, the third ship being called Rio los Palacios, though likely only two were completed.^[5]

Rio Damuji n° 390 in Havana in July 2011
Class overview
Name	Rio Damuji class
Builders	Astilleros Construcciones, Spain
Operators	Cuban Revolutionary Navy
Built	1970s
Active	2
General characteristics
Type	Converted Frigate
Displacement	3200 t
Length	106.86 m (350.6 ft)
Beam	14.61 m (47.9 ft)
Draft	5.63 m (18.5 ft)
Propulsion	diesel
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Complement	40
Armament	2 × Styx missile launchers 2M-3 25mm twin 1NM AA/surface guns 1 turret of a ZSU-57-2
Aircraft carried	TBD - (likely Mil Mi-14 from naval aviation unit)
Aviation facilities	landing area located in the aft area of the vessel

The class is named after the Damují River in Cienfuegos Province.^[2]

Ships

Name	Pennant number	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Homeport	Status
Rio Damuji	BP-390	Astilleros Construcciones, Meira, Vigo, Spain		1972	1975 (as trawler for Flota Cubana de Pesca 2007 (as frigate)	Havana	Active
Rio Jatibonico	BP-391	Astilleros Construcciones, Meira, Vigo, Spain		1977	1979 (as trawler) 2013 (as frigate)	Havana	Active

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