Designed by Direction des Constructions Navales or DCNS nowadays (Naval Group, Paris, France) and built for maritime protection missions between May 2010-June 2011for own expenses, leased to the French navy for 3 years, starting her first mission in May 2012, sold to Argentina in November 2018 and commissioned in December 2019 as ARA Bouchard. Full load displacement 1.450 tons and as dimensions 87 x 11 x 3,3 metres or 2865 x 36 x 11 feet. Machinery consists of 2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V 12 diesel engines with a horsepower of 7.500 hp/5.6 MW allowing a speed of 21 knots and with a speed of 12 knots a range of 8.000 nautical miles and an endurance of 30 days. Crew numbers 30 men and up to 29 troops. With a helicopter pad and hangar for 1-5 ton helicopter or 1-10 ton helicopter (supported). Armament of 1-2cm cannon and 2-12,7mm/0.50”cal machine guns. Of the Gowind-class corvettes, preceded by 400-class.
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