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     M-43 Guadalquivir     

Photo byEugenio Castillo Pert, Málaga

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Draw by Draw by Antoni Casinos

Country: Spain Spain
Class, [Type]: Agile, [MSO].
Builder: Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.
Launch date: 02 March 1956.
Commission date: 07 January 1971.
Decommission date: 13 October 2000.

Displacement ( tons ): 817-853 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 52,6 x 10,7 x 4,3
Main machinery: 4 x Packard ID-1700 diesels ( 2.280 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 14.
Range ( miles ): 3.000 at 10 knots.
Complement: 74 ( 6 officers ).

Guns: 2 x Oerlikon 20mm.

Radar: Surface: Raytheon SPS 5C, G/H bands; Navigation: Decca, I band.
Sonar: GE SQQ 14.
Countermeasures: Minehunting: Pluto.

Callsign: EBJA ( Echo Bravo Juliet Alfa )
Comment: Former USS-Persistant MSO-491. Commissioned the 1st of july 1971, after being transferred from the US Navy. Decomissioned on June 2000, exact date unknown.

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