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CANOPUS patrol boats (1984)


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Orión 2013

Ships


Names Builders Commissioned Losses Transfers Discarding

GC107 Canopus, 1992- GC107 Colón, 2003- GC107 Canopus

GC109 Orión

Swiftships, Morgan City, USA: GC107, 109

1984: GC107, 109

none

none

in service (2019): GC107, 109



Technical data


Displacement standard, t 
Displacement full, t

94

Length, m

33.5

Breadth, m

7.32

Draught, m

1.83

No of shafts

3

Machinery

3 General Motors 12V92 TI diesels

Power, h. p.

2700

Max speed, kts

23

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1500(12)

Armament

1 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment2x Furuno radars
Complement

19



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<i>Orión </i>2013
Orión 2013


Project history

US 110ft Commercial Cruiser class. Aluminium construction.

Modernizations

2003, Canopus; 2004, Orión: diesels were replaced by 3 Caterpillar 3412E (1700hp, 23kts)

Naval service

No significant events.