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BAP Río Chira (PC 12)

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BAP Rio Chira undergoing navigation tests, December 2013
History
Peru
NameBAP Rio Chira
BuilderSIMA Callao
Commissioned30 June 1972
Decommissioned1994
Recommissioned1997
ReclassifiedPM-223, 1975
StatusActive as of 2019
Notes
  • Transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard in 1975
  • Main engines were overhauled before her return to service in 1997
General characteristics
Class and typePGM-39-class gunboat
Displacement118 tons
Length101 ft (31 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft6.8–9 ft (2.1–2.7 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Mercedes Benz 12V493 TY57 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) diesel engines
  • 2 × shafts
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Complement17
Armament
  • 1 × 40 mm gun
  • 2 × 20 mm guns
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns

BAP Río Chira (PC 12) is a motor gunboat in the Peruvian Coast Guard. She was built under American influence at SIMA Callao Shipyard and laid down initially as PGM-111. She was transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard in 1975 and reclassified PM-223.

References

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  • Radigan, Joseph M. (2006). "Motor Gunboat (PGM) Index". NavSource Online. NavSource Naval History. Archived from the original on 7 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-10.