ARM Guanajuato
The ARM Guanajuato (PO-153) is a Durango-class oceanic patrol vessel in the Mexican Navy with a 57mm main gun turret and a helicopter landing pad, currently primarily used for drug interception and maritime security in Mexican territorial waters. It is also armed with SA-18 Grouse missiles. Like other ships of this class, it was designed and built in Mexican dockyards, and is sometimes referred to as a compact frigate. It was named after the Mexican state of Guanajuato.[1]
 ARM Guanajuato in Port-au-Prince
 Guanajuanto po-153  PO-153 Guanjuato | |
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| Name: | Guanajuato |
| Namesake: | Guanajuato |
| Builder: | Mexican Navy Ship yards |
| Commissioned: | December 12, 2001 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Durango-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1300 Tons |
| Length: | 81.4 m (267 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draft: | 3.90 m (12.8 ft) |
| Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
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| Armor: | Rolled armor with composite overlay |
| Aircraft carried: | Eurocopter Fennec |
| Aviation facilities: | Helipad and helicopter hangar |
Disaster relief operations
In an effort to assist the Haitian population following the disastrous 2008 earthquake, the Mexican government sent 20 t (20 long tons; 22 short tons) of food aid to Haiti. In charge of the task was the ARM Guanajuato, the ship sailed from the port of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz and arrived in Port-au-Prince on June 18, 2008.[2]
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