Río Segura

Patrol ship Rio Segura moored in Dakar, Senegal
History
Spain
Name: Río Segura
Namesake: Segura
Operator: Civil Guard
Ordered: 29 August 2008
Builder: Astilleros Gondán
Cost: €15,323,600
Yard number: C452
Laid down: 18 April 2010
Launched: 26 February 2011
Sponsored by: Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
Homeport: Puntales Naval Station, Cádiz
Identification:
General characteristics
Displacement: 2,100 tonnes (2,100 long tons; 2,300 short tons)
Length: 73 m (240 ft)
Beam: 12 m (39 ft)
Propulsion: 2 × diesel engines 1.500 kW
Complement: 32

The Río Segura is the flagship patrol boat of the Maritime Service of the Spanish Civil Guard.[1] It is named after the Segura river in southeastern Spain.

References

  1. "La Guardia Civil presenta el mayor buque de su historia ante el recelo de la Armada" (in Spanish). El Pais.


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