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     GC-23 Naiguatá     
Country: Venezuela Venezuela
Class, [Type]: Guaicamacuto, [OPV].
Builder: Navantia, San Fernando, Cádiz, Spain.
Launch date: 24 June 2009.

Displacement ( tons ): 1.453, 1.720 at full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 79,9 x 11,5 x 3,7
Main machinery: 2 x MTU 16V 1163 TB93 diesel ( 7.900 hp ), 2 x shafts.
Speed ( knots ): 22.
Range ( miles ): 4.000 at 16 knots.
Complement: 34 + 30 passengers.

Guns: 1 x OTO Melara 76/62mm Compact, 1 x Oerlikon Millenium GMD-008 35mm ( double mounting ), 2 x Browning M2 12,7mm.

Radar: Air/Surface: 1 x Thales Variant, 2D, I/G bands; Fire Control: 1 x Thales Sting EO Mk2, I/K bands (main gun), 1 x Thales Mirador (35mm gun).
Helicopter: Landing platform to operate a light helicopter, but no hangar.


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Photo by Luis García Curado
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