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Mariscal Sucre-class frigate From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ARV Almirante García (F-25) was the sixth ship of the Mariscal Sucre-class frigate of the Venezuelan Navy.
_-_1982.jpg) ARV Almirante García on 1 August 1982 | |
| History | |
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 Venezuela | |
| Name | Almirante García |
| Namesake | Almirante García |
| Ordered | 1975 |
| Builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Riva Trigoso |
| Laid down | 21 August 1979 |
| Launched | 4 October 1980 |
| Commissioned | 30 July 1982 |
| Renamed | from José Felix Ribas |
| Homeport | Puerto Cabello |
| Identification | Pennant number: F-26 |
| Motto | Vinces Ad Patria |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Mariscal Sucre-class frigate |
| Displacement | 2.506 t (2.466 long tons) full load |
| Length | 113.2 m (371 ft) LOA |
| Beam | 11.3 m (37 ft) |
| Draft | 3.7 m (12 ft) |
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| Range | 4,300 nmi (8,000 km) at 16 kn (30 km/h) |
| Complement | 185 (20 officers) |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 AB-212ASW helicopter |
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Venezuela ordered six Lupo-class frigates from CNR in 1975 as a replacement for older warships. These units were commissioned between 1980 and 1982. In general terms, their appearance and equipment is similar to those built for Peru, except for some differences in electronics and missiles. The first two ships, ARV Mariscal Sucre (F-21) and ARV Almirante Brión (F-22) were upgraded by Ingalls Shipbuilding over a four years period (1998–2002). The other ships in Venezuelan service were expected to undergo an austere version of this upgrade, but three ships were eventually taken out of service.
Almirante García was laid down on 21 August 1979 and launched on 4 October 1980 by Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico at Riva Trigoso. She was commissioned on 30 July 1982.
Over the years she has participated in multiple important naval exercises and has been the flagship of the multinational UNITAS exercise.
With the change of name of the Venezuelan naval force, the unit prefix changed from ARV (Armada de la República de Venezuela) to AB (Armada Bolivariana).[1]
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