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ARV Mariscal Sucre (F-21)
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ARV Mariscal Sucre (F-21) is the lead ship of the Mariscal Sucre-class frigate of the Venezuelan Navy.
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Name | Mariscal Sucre |
Namesake | Mariscal Sucre |
Ordered | 1975 |
Builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico, Riva Trigoso |
Laid down | 19 November 1976 |
Launched | 28 September 1978 |
Commissioned | 10 May 1980 |
Homeport | Puerto Cabello |
Identification | Pennant number: F-21 |
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Status | Active |
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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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