Guaicamacuto-class patrol boat

File:Bvl.png Guaicamacuto Class
Class overview
Builders	Navantia, Cadiz, San Fernando Yard
Operators	Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela
Planned	4
Building	4
Completed	3
General characteristics
Type	Corvette
Displacement	1,453 tons standard displacement, 1,720 tons full load
Length	79.9 m (262 ft)
Beam	11.8 m (39 ft) (max.)
Draught	7 m (23 ft)
Draft	3.7 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	CODAD, 4 × MTU 12V-1163-TB93 rated at 4440 Kw each 2 × shaft with Wärtsilä 5C09 CP propeller
Speed	Maximum: 22 knots Cruising: 16 knots Economy: 14 knots
Range	At cruising speed of 16 knots: 4000 Nm
Complement	34 + 30
Sensors and processing systems	Surface Search radar: Thales VARIANT, I - G band Fire Control radar: Thales STING EO, I - K band with TV/IR/Laser Electro-Optics: Thales MIRADOR
Armament	Guns: 1 × Oto Melara 76 mm (A position) 1 × 35 mm Oerlikon Millennium (Y position) 2 × 12.7 mm (B position)
Aircraft carried	AB212, AB412 and AS565
Aviation facilities	Landing pad

The Guaicamacuto class patrol vessels (Avante 1400) is a class of offshore patrol vessels or BVL (Template:Lang-es) in Venezuelan Navy service for patrol duty in economic exclusive zone. The contract for the BVL and POVZEE was signed together on the November 25, 2005. The last vessel Tamanaco, would be constructed locally at the Venezuelan National Dams and Shipyards (DIANCA) in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.

Ships of class

Name	Pennant	Laid Down	Launched	Commissioned
Guaicamacuto	GC-21		16-Oct-2008	02-Mar-2010
Yaviré	GC-22	unknown	11-Mar-2009	29-Jan-2011
Naiguatá	GC-23	unknown	24-Jun-2009	1-Mar-2011
Tamanaco	GC-24	unknown	unknown	unknown

External links

• Deagel BVL

See also

• Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel