Durango-class patrol vessel
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The Durango class is an offshore patrol vessel class in service with the Mexican Navy. The Durango class, comprising four ships, was designed and constructed in Mexico in 1999–2000. The class entered service in 2000 and is used primarily for drug interdiction and patrol.
Description
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Ships
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| Hull no. | Ship name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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| PO-151 | Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ASTIMAR 1, Tampico, Tamaulipas | 18 December 1999 | 11 September 2000 | Active | |
| PO-152 | Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ASTIMAR 20, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca | 14 December 1999 | 4 September 2000 | Active | |
| PO-153 | Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ASTIMAR 1, Tampico, Tamaulipas | 2000 | 13 December 2001 | Active | |
| PO-154 | Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ASTIMAR 20, Salina Cruz, Oaxaca | 4 September 2000 | 13 December 2001 | 17 December 2003 | Active |
Construction and service
The four ships of the class were ordered as a follow on to the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s on 1 June 1998. Their design was derived from the Holzinger class and are slightly larger than the Sierra class. Durango and Sonora were based at Guaymas in 2009 and Guanajuato and Veracruz at Coatzacoalcos.Template:Sfn The ships are primarily used for drug interdiction and patrol.[1] In 2017 Durango took part in the multi-national naval exercise UNITAS 2017.[2]
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