Guaykeri type patrol ships are a type of Venezuelan Navy ships. Built on the Spanish project Avante 2200 . In some sources, they are referred to as the type POVZEE ( Spanish Patrullero Oceánico de Vigilancia de la Zona Económica Exclusiva ) [1] and are classified as corvettes [2] . A total of 4 ships were built. The cost of the program amounted to 2.3 billion US dollars, given the construction of ships of the Avante 1400 project [3] .
| Guykeri patrol ships | |
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| Clase guaiquerí | |
 The second ship of the series - "Varao" | |
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| Years of construction | 2008-2012 [1] |
| Years in operation | since 2011 |
| Built | four |
| In the ranks | four |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2419 t |
| Length | 99 m |
| Width | 13.6 m |
| Height | 7.2 |
| Draft | 3.8 m |
| Engines | CODAD , 4 × DD 12V-1163-TB93 |
| Power | 24 136 l. with. |
| Speed | 24 knots |
| Sailing range | 3,500 miles |
| Crew | 92 |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 1 × 76 mm AU |
| Flak | 1 × 35 mm 2 × 12.7 mm machine gun |
| Aviation group | 1 helicopter in hangar |
Content
History of construction and service
Series Representatives
| Title | Shipyard | Battle number | Bookmark | Launching | Entering the fleet | Current status |
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| Guaiquerí | Navantia | PC-21 | September 11, 2008 | June 24, 2009 | April 14, 2011 | In the ranks |
| Warao | Navantia | Pc-22 | May 12, 2009 | November 3, 2009 | august 2011 | In the ranks |
| Yekuana | Navantia | PC-23 | September 22, 2009 | March 1, 2010 | December 9, 2011 | In the ranks |
| Kariña | Navantia | Pc-24 | February 17, 2010 | April 24, 2012 | In the ranks |
See also
- Patrol ships type OPV-80 (PZM)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 POVZEE (Patrulleros Oceanics para Vigilance Zona Economica Exclusive ) . GlobalSecurity.org. Date of treatment October 5, 2014.
- ↑ Ships from the Former Metropolis , Military-Industrial Courier (December 19, 2011). Date of treatment October 5, 2014.
- ↑ Navantia delivered the last POVZEE patrol ship, TsAMTO , to the Venezuelan Navy (April 12, 2012). Date of treatment October 5, 2014.