ARM Durango

	ARM Durango
History
Mexico
Name	ARM Durango
Builder	Mexican Navy Ship yards
Laid down	18 December 1999
Launched	11 September 2000
Commissioned	11 September 2000
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Durango-class patrol vessel
Displacement	1,300 long tons (1,300 t) standard; 1,470 long tons (1,490 t) full load;
Length	81.4 m (267 ft 1 in)
Beam	10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Draft	3.9 m (12 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	2 x Caterpillar 3616 diesel engines; 6,197 hp (4,621 kW); 2 shafts;
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Complement	74
Sensors and ; processing systems	Saab EOS 450 optronic director; Surface and air search radar;
Armament	Bofors 57 mm/70 caliber gun Mk 3
Aircraft carried	1 medium helicopter
Aviation facilities	One helicopter hangar

ARM Durango (PO-151) is the first of four Durango-class patrol vessels in the Mexican Navy. Like other ships of this class, it was designed and built in Mexican dockyards. The ship is armed with a main 57 mm (2.2 in) gun turret and a helicopter landing pad. The vessel is primarily used for interdiction of drug smuggling. Launched and commissioned on 11 September 2000, Durango is currently in service.

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