Peruvian Coast Guard

Directorate General of Captaincies and Coast Guard of Peru Dirección General de Capitanías y Guardacostas del Perú
BAP Rio Nepeña (PC-243) and BAP Rio Tambo (PC-244) arriving to the Callao harbour after a patrol mission
Active	1919 - present
Country	Peru
Role	National Coast guard
Size	3 patrol aircraft 1 offshore patrol vessel 6 coastal patrol ships 16 port patrol boats 13 harbour speedboats 12 river patrol craft 4 lake patrol boats 1 lake hospital ship
Part of	Peruvian Navy
Garrison/HQ	Callao Naval Base
Motto(s)	Securitas Dominatus Vigilantia
Anniversaries	August 5 - Peruvian Maritime Authority’s Day
Commanders
Director	Rear Admiral Carlos Tejada Mera
Aircraft flown
Patrol	DHC-6 Twin Otter Fokker F-27-200

Equipment

Currently the Peruvian Coast Guard is composed by seven coastal patrol ships, sixteen port patrol boats, and speedboats for bay control, river patrol boats, river speedboats, lake patrol boats, lake speedboats and motorboats for river interdiction, one Fokker F-27 aircraft, a Twin Otter hydroplane as well as a fleet of operational vehicles which strengthens operations by coast police of Coast Guard Captaincies.

Ship characteristics

Ship class	Rio Cañete	PGM 71	Rio Zarumilla
Displacement	296 t	147 t	37 t
Dimensions	50.9×7.4×1.7 m	36.0×6.4×1.8 m	20.0×5.2×1.0 m
Propulsion	4 Bazan/MTU V8V 16/18 TLS diesels 5,640 shp (4,210 kW), 2 shafts	2 GM Detroit Diesel GN-71 diesels 1,450 shp (1,080 kW), 2 shafts	2 GM Detroit Diesel 8V71 diesels 460 shp (340 kW), 2 shafts
Speed	23 knots (43 km/h)	18 knots (33 km/h)	18 knots (33 km/h)
Range	3,050 nmi (6,000 km) at 17 knots (30 km/h)	1,500 nmi (3,000 km) at 10 knots (20 km/h)	1,000 nmi (2,000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h)
Crew	39 (4 officers)	18 (4 officers)	7 (1 officer)
Armament	1 x 20mm Oerlikon Mk.10 AA gun 2 x 12.7mm machine guns	1 x 20mm Oerlikon Mk.10 AA gun 2 x 12.7mm machine guns	1 x 20mm Oerlikon Mk.10 AA gun 2 x 12.7mm machine guns
Equipment	1 Decca 1226 navigation radar VHF/UHF SATCOM transceiver	1 Raytheon navigation radar	1 Raytheon Pathfinder 1900 navigation radar

Ships

Vessel	Origin	Builder	Class	In service	Notes
Offshore patrol vessel (1 in service)
BAP Guardiamarina San Martin (PO-201)	Italy	Cantieri Navali Riuniti (CNR)	Lupo class	Yes	commissioned in December 26, 2013; ex-BAP Carvajal (FM-51) transferred from the Navy after being stripped down of its missile weaponry and main radar, reclassified as Patrullera Oceánica (Offshore patrol vessel)
Coastal patrol vessel (6 in service)
BAP Río Chira (PC-223)	Peru	SIMA Callao	PGM 71 class	Yes	comissioned in June 1972; originally transferred from Navy to Coast Guard in 1975, then paid off in 1994, restored to service in 1997 after engines refurbished.
BAP Río Piura (PC-242)	Italy	Viareggio	Río Zarumilla class	No	commissionedd in September 5, 1960; refitted in 1996. sunk near Pisco on August 12, 2010
BAP Río Nepeña (PC-243)	Peru	SIMA Chimbote	Rio Cañete class	Yes	comissioned in December 1, 1981; refitted between 1996 and 1998
BAP Río Tambo (PC-244)	Peru	SIMA Chimbote	Rio Cañete class	Yes	comissioned in 1982; refitted between 1996 and 1998
BAP Río Ocoña (PC-245)	Peru	SIMA Chimbote	Rio Cañete class	Yes	comissioned in 1983; refitted in 1996
BAP Río Huarmey (PC-246)	Peru	SIMA Chimbote	Rio Cañete class	Yes	comissioned in 1984; refitted between 1996 and 1998
BAP Río Zaña (PC-247)	Peru	SIMA Chimbote	Rio Cañete class	Yes	comissioned in February 12, 1985; refitted between 1996 and 1998
Hospital ship (1 in service)
BAP Puno (ABH-306)	United Kingdom	James Watt Foundry, Birmingham	Yavarí class	Yes	comissioned in 1870; ex-Yapurá, now operates as a hospital ship

Aircraft

Aircraft	Origin	Type	Version	In service	Notes
de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter	Canada	seaplane	DHC-6-100	1	Used for patrol and liaison duties in the Peruvian portion of the Amazon Basin
Fokker F27 Friendship	Netherlands	maritime patrol aircraft	F-27-200	1

Sources

• Peruvian Coast Guard Website
• Jane's Fighting Ships 2004-2005

External links

• Template:En icon Official Peruvian Coast Guard Website