ARM Veracruz docked at Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico. Her sister ship, Guanajuato is docked alongside her on the other side
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	Bofors 57 mm Mk 3 gun 9K38 Igla
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.

External links

• "Mexican Naval Secretariat". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-07-24.

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