29.02.2016, 10:50
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The Mexican Navy has launched its new Tenochtitlan-class patrol vessel, ARM Tulum (PC-337), during a ceremony at its Astimar 1 yard in Tampico. The vessel is the seventh in the series, and will be assigned to perform a series of tasks, including conducting surveillance operations, interdiction, deterrence, and search, rescue, combating illegal activities at sea, as well as ensuring safety of civilians in the Mexican maritime zones. [...]
The 42.8m-long patrol boats have a displacement of 239t and are modelled on the Damen Stan Patrol 4207 design. The maximum speed of the Damen Stan Patrol is 25k, based on 2x2 350kW, and the range at patrol speed of 10k-14k is nearly 2,000nm. Equipped with two Caterpillar 3516C HD or MTU 16V4000 engines, the vessels also feature controllable pitch propellers, a hydraulic bow thruster, and two rudders for slow speed manoeuvring. [...]
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