ARC 7 de Agosto (D-06)

There are two ships in the Colombian Navy which have borne the name ARC 7 de Agosto.

ARC 7 de Agosto (D-06)

History
Name: 7 de Agosto
Owner: Colombian Navy
Builder: Gotaverken
Laid down: November 1955
Launched: 19 June 1956
Fate: Scrapped 1986
General characteristics
Class and type: Halland class

ARC 7 de Agosto (D-06) was a Swedish-built destroyer of the Colombian Navy. The ship, laid down in November 1955 as 13 de Junio, was built by the firm of Gotaverken in Gothenburg to the same design as the Royal Swedish Navy's Halland class of destroyers, with the exception that they had a third 120mm turret in place of the 57mm AA turret. The ship was launched on 19 June 1956 and completed on 31 October 1958. After a career that spanned almost 30 years, the ship was scrapped in 1986.

ARC 7 de Agosto (PZE-47)

History
Name: 7 de Agosto
Owner: Colombian Navy
Builder: Cotecmar
Laid down: August 2013
General characteristics
Displacement: 1723 t
Length: 80.6 m
Beam: 13 m
Draught: 3.77m[1]
Propulsion: OPV PilOtOPArdO, Main engines: 2 × Wärtsilä 12 V 26,2 × 4080 kW at 1000 rpm, Propellers: 2 controllable pitch propellers, Bow thruster: 2 × 200 kW
Speed: 18 knots
Range: 12nm at 12 knots
Complement:
  • 30 crew
  • 30 passengers
Notes: Anti rolling tank, Helicopter hangar, deck crane SWl 4 t at 10 m, two service boats (riB’s) under single point davits with wave compensation, Water ballast 250 m3, modular platform concept for simple integration of different combat systems, x-shaped hull to reduce radar cross section. Special rescue zone. Launching ramp to accommodate interceptor boat.[2]

ARC 7 de Agosto (PZE-47) is a Colombian-built large offshore patrol vessel of the Colombian Navy. The ship, laid down in August 2013, was built by the firm Cotecmar[3] in Cartagena, Colombia, and used the German design of the Fassmer OVP 80, modified to fulfill the requirements of the Colombian Navy. The construction, modified design and engineering was made by Colombians.

References

  1. ↑ "Construcciones - Law Enforcement and Combat". Cotecmar. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  2. ↑ "Fassmer : OPV 80 : 80 m Offshore Patrol Vessel" (PDF). Fassmer.de. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  3. ↑ "Cotecmar". Cotecmar. Retrieved 2015-11-30.

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