 ARM Veracruz docked at Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico. Her sister ship, Guanajuato is docked alongside her on the other side
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Mexico | |
| Name | Veracruz |
| Builder | Mexican Navy Ship yards |
| Commissioned | September 11, 2000 |
| Identification | Pennant number: PO-154 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Durango-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,300 tons |
| Length | 81.4 m (267 ft) |
| Beam | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draft | 3.90 m (12.8 ft) |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Troops | capacity for 70 |
| Complement | 55 |
| Armament | |
| Armor | Rolled armor with composite overlay |
| Aircraft carried | Eurocopter Fennec |
| Aviation facilities | Helipad and helicopter hangar |
ARM Veracruz (PO-154) is a Durango-class patrol vessel in service with the Mexican Navy with a 57 mm main gun turret and a helicopter landing pad, currently primarily used to fight drug cartels. It is also armed with SA-18 Grouse missiles. Like other ships of this class, it was designed and built in Mexican dockyards, and is sometimes referred to as a compact frigate.