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Choluteca 2011

Ships

Names	Builders	Commissioned	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
FNH6501 Aguan, early 1980s- FNH6501 Nacaome, 1993- FNH651 Nacaome, 2012- FNH6501 NAcaome FNH6502 Cabañas, early 1980s- FNH6502 Goascorán, 1993- FNH652 Goascorán, 2012- FNH6502 Goascorán FNH6503 Patuca, 1993- FNH653 Patuca, 2012- FNH6502 Patuca FNH6504 Ulúa, 1993- FNH654 Ulúa, 2012- FNH6504 Ulúa FNH6505 Choluteca, 1993- FNH655 Choluteca, 2012- FNH65-5 Choluteca	Swiftships, Morgan City, USA: FNH6501-6505	1973 // 1977: FNH6501 1974 // 1977: FNH6502 1980: FNH6503-6505	None	None	in service (2019): FNH6501-6505

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	33
Displacement full, t	36
Length, m	17.4 wl 19.9 oa
Breadth, m	5.60
Draught, m	1.60 propellers
No of shafts	2
Machinery	6501, 6502: 2 General Motors 12V71TI diesels 6503-6505: 2 MTU 8V396 TB93 diesels
Power, h. p.	6501, 6502: 1300 6503-6505: 2180
Max speed, kts	6501, 6502: 25 6503-6505: 36
Fuel, t	diesel oil 5
Endurance, nm(kts)	2000(22)
Armament	2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 68, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 x (1 - 12.7/90 + 1 - 81/12 mortar)
Electronic equipment	Decca radar
Complement	9

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Project history

First pair was originally ordered for Haiti but delivered to Honduras for use by customs. Other boats have more powerful diesels. Aluminium construction.

Modernizations

2009-2012, all: - 2 x 1 - 20/70, 1 x (1 - 12.7/90 + 1 - 81/12 mortar); + 1 x 1 - 7.6/90

Naval service

No significant events.

© Ivan Gogin, 2019