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'''''Pagalo'' (PG-51)''' is a [[patrol vessel]] operated by the [[Venezuela Coast Guard]].<ref name=Soitu2009-09-11/><ref name=controlciudadano2012-08-09/> | '''''Pagalo'' (PG-51)''' is a [[patrol vessel]] operated by the [[Venezuela Coast Guard]].<ref name=Soitu2009-09-11/><ref name=controlciudadano2012-08-09/> | ||
When she was commissioned in 2008 she was the first warship built in [[Venezuela]]. The vessel was built in the [[ACUCAR shipyards]] in [[Puerto Cabello]] to a version of a design from the [[Damen Group]]. Other nations operate similar designs, including the [[Marine Protector class]] operated by the [[United States Coast Guard]]. | When she was commissioned in 2008 she was the first warship built in [[Venezuela]]. The vessel was built in the [[ACUCAR shipyards]] in [[Puerto Cabello]] to a version of a design from the [[Damen Group]]. Other nations operate similar designs, including the [[Marine Protector class]] operated by the [[United States Coast Guard]]. According to the think tank [[Global Security]] Venezuela's 2606 patrol vessels are armed with six machine guns and a grenade launcher.<ref name=GlobalSecurity/> | ||
[[Venezeulan President|President]] [[Hugo Chavez]] officiated at the vessel's commissioning at [[La Guaria]].<ref name=Edodiaro2008-09-11/> | [[Venezeulan President|President]] [[Hugo Chavez]] officiated at the vessel's commissioning at [[La Guaria]].<ref name=Edodiaro2008-09-11/> | ||
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| title = Venezuela Naval Forces Modernization | |||
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| quote = The Stan Patrol 2606 craft will mount three 12.7mm and three 7.62 machine guns and one automatic grenade launcher. | |||
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Revision as of 14:21, 22 August 2022
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Pagalo (PG-51) is a patrol vessel operated by the Venezuela Coast Guard.[1][2] When she was commissioned in 2008 she was the first warship built in Venezuela. The vessel was built in the ACUCAR shipyards in Puerto Cabello to a version of a design from the Damen Group. Other nations operate similar designs, including the Marine Protector class operated by the United States Coast Guard. According to the think tank Global Security Venezuela's 2606 patrol vessels are armed with six machine guns and a grenade launcher.[3]
President Hugo Chavez officiated at the vessel's commissioning at La Guaria.[4]
References
- ↑ El presidente Chávez abandera el primer buque de guerra construido en Venezuela, Soitu, 2008-09-11. (in Spanish)
- ↑ Cuba construirá cuatro buques para la Armada, Associan Civil Control Ciudadano, 2012-08-09. Retrieved on 2014-07-15. (in Spanish) “La Armada venezolana cuenta dos buques construidos con asistencia de Damen. El remolcador de altura "Francisco de Miranda" (RA-11) y el patrullero "Pagalo" (PG-51), modelo Damen Stan Patrol 2605.”
- ↑ Venezuela Naval Forces Modernization. Global Security. Retrieved on 2019-04-24. “The Stan Patrol 2606 craft will mount three 12.7mm and three 7.62 machine guns and one automatic grenade launcher.”
- ↑ Chávez abandera el primer buque patrullero fabricado en Venezuela, El Economista, 2008-09-11. (in Spanish)