Spanish patrol ship Río Segura
![]() Patrol ship Rio Segura moored in Dakar, Senegal
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| History | |
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| Name | Río Segura |
| Namesake | Segura |
| Operator | Civil Guard |
| Ordered | 29 August 2008 |
| Builder | Astilleros Gondán |
| Cost | €15,323,600 |
| Yard number | C452 |
| Laid down | 18 April 2010 |
| Launched | 26 February 2011 |
| Sponsored by | Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba |
| Homeport | Puntales Naval Station, Cádiz |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 2,100 tonnes (2,100 long tons) |
| Length | 73 m (239 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × diesel engines 1,500 kW |
| Complement | 32 |
Río Segura is the flagship patrol boat of the Maritime Service of the Spanish Civil Guard.[1] It is named after the Segura river in southeastern Spain.
References
- ^ Belaza, Mónica Ceberio; González, Miguel (26 February 2011). "La Guardia Civil presenta el mayor buque de su historia ante el recelo de la Armada". El Pais (in Spanish).
