World Navies Today: Venezuela

Revised 26 October 2001
Version 1.14
Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
Compiled by: Juan Carlos Barroux R.
World Navies Today Main Page: http://www.hazegray.org/worldnav/


This list includes all surface combatants, submarines, mine warfare
vessels and patrol craft over 100 tons displacement, and all amphibious
ships and auxiliaries over 500 tons displacement.  Non-self-propelled
craft and vessels without seagoing capability are not included.

Ships not yet commissioned, or in long-term overhaul/conversion, are
listed in [brackets].  Navigation and surface-search radars are not
listed.  All designations & classifications are unofficial; they may or
may not correspond to "official" designations.


Surface Combatants
Submarines
Amphibious Ships
Patrol Craft
Auxiliaries



Surface Combatants
Mariscal Sucre (Lupo) class light frigates
Displacement: 2,525 tons full load
Dimensions: 112.80 x 11.98 x 3.84 meters (370 x 39 x 12.5 feet)
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 cruise diesels, 7,900 bhp, 21 knots; 
   2 LM2500 boost gas turbines, 50,000 shp, 35 knots
Crew: 190
Aviation: aft helicopter deck and hangar; 1 AB-212
Radar: RAN-10 S air search, RAN-11 L/X air/surf. search
Sonar: Edo 610 E hull
Fire Control: 2 RTN-10 X (Albatros missiles), 2 RTN-20X (40 mm AA)
EW: Lambda ESM, 2 SCLAR decoy
Armament: 8 Otomat II SSM, 1 8-cell Albatros SAM (8 Aspide missiles)
   1 5/54 DP, 2 dual 40 mm AA, 2 triple 12.75 inch torpedo tubes
	Italian built for Venezuela.   The first two units have been 
	overhauled in the US, and the other four are being modernized
 	in Venezuela.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
F-21    Mariscal Sucre          	1980/01	
F-22    Almirante Brion         	1981/01	
F-23    General Urdaneta        	1981
F-24    General Soublette       	1981
F-25    General Salom           	1982
F-26    Almirante García        	1982


Submarines
Sabalo class (Type 209/1300) coastal submarines
Displacement: 1,390 tons submerged
Dimensions: 59.5 x 6.2 x 5.5 meters (195 x 20 x 18 feet)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 5,000 shp, 22 knots
Crew: 33
Sonar: CSU-3-32 , DUUX 2 intercept
Armament: 8 21 inch torpedo tubes (14 Mk 37 or SST-4 torpedos)
Depth: 250 meters
	German built for Venezuela. Were refitted recently.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
S-31    Sabalo                  	1976
S-32    Caribe                  	1977


Amphibious Ships
Capana class medium landing ships
Displacement: 4,070 tons full load
Dimensions: 104 x 15.4 x 3 meters (341 x 50.5 x 10 feet)
Propulsion: 2 shafts; 2 diesels, 5,600 bhp, 15 knots
Crew: 117
Aviation: aft helicopter deck
Troops: 202
Cargo: 1,800 tons
Armament: 1 dual 40 mm AA, 2 20 mm
	South Korea built for Venezuela.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
T-61    Capana                  	1983
T-62    Esequibo                	1983
T-63    Goajira                 	1984
T-64    Los Llanos              	1984


Patrol Craft
New large missile boats
Displacement: 580 tons full load
Dimensions: 65 x ? x ? meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 34+ knots
Crew: ?
Fire Control: ?
Armament: 8 Harpoon SSM, 1 76mm OTO
	New stealthy missile boats being built in Spain.  Six have been
	ordered for delivery by 2008.

Constitucion class small patrol/missile boats
Displacement: 170 tons full load
Dimensions: 36.9 x 7.1 x 1.7 meters (121 x 23 x 5.5 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 7,080 bhp, 31 knots
Crew: 31
Fire Control: RTN-10 X (odd numbers only)
Armament: 1 76 mm OTO DP (odd numbers only), 2 Otomat I SSM
   (even numbers only), 2 12.7 mm MG
	UK built for Venezuela.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
PC-11   Constitucion            	1974
PC-12   Federacion              	1975
PC-13   Independencia           	1974
PC-14   Libertad                	1975
PC-15   Patria                  	1975
PC-16   Victoria                	1975


Auxiliaries
Ciudad Bolivar small replenishment oiler
Displacement: 9,750 tons full load
Dimensions: 137.7 x 18 x 6.5 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 12,500 bhp, 18.6 knots
Crew: 78 + 22 transient
Cargo: 4,400 tons fuel, 100 tons aviation fuel, 500 tons water,
   8.9 tons munitions, 385 tons stores, 8.9 tons reefer stores
Armament: 1 40mm AA, 2 12.7mm
	New South Korea-built replenishment oiler.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
T-81 	Ciudad Bolivar			2001

Contralmirante Miguel Rodriguez (Cherokee class) fleet tug
Displacement: 1,675 tons full load
Dimensions: 62.48 x 11.73 x 4.67 meters (205 x 38.5 x 15 feet)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 1 shaft, 3,000 shp, 16 knots
Crew: 85
Armament: 2 12.7 mm MG
	Ex-USN tug; previously assigned to the Coast Guard but now in
	naval service again.

Number	Name			        Year 	FLT 	Homeport    	Notes
RA-33	Contralmirante Miguel Rodriguez	1945/78

Punta Brava survey ship
Displacement: 1,170 tons full load
Dimensions: 61.70 x 11.90 x 3.46 meters (202.5 x 39 x 11 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 2,500 bhp, 14 knots
Crew: 42 + 8 scientists
	Spanish built for Venezuela.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
BO-11   Punta Brava             	1991

Puerto Cabello logistics ship
Displacement: 13,500 tons full load
Dimensions: 140.62 x 18.04 x 8.28 meters (461 x 59 x 27 feet)
Propulsion: 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 13,200 bhp, 22 knots
Crew: ??
Armament: 2 20mm
	Former refrigerated cargo ship acquired from another government agency.
	Norwegian built.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
T-44    Puerto Cabello          	1972/86   

Simon Bolivar sail training ship
Displacement: 1,260 tons full load
Dimensions: 82.5 x 10.6 x 4.2 meters (270.5 x 34.5 x 13.5 feet)
Propulsion: Sail; 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 750 shp, 10 knots
Crew: 92 + 102 cadets
	Spanish built.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
(BE-11) Simon Bolivar           	1980