ARM Durango (1935)

Durango in the 1940s in the American camouflage
History
Mexico
Name	Durango
Builder	Union Naval de Levante, Valencia
Laid down	October 28, 1933
Launched	June 28, 1935
Out of service	July 16, 2001
Fate	scrapped in 2009
General characteristics as built
Type	Gunboat – troopship/training ship
Displacement	1,600 t (1,600 long tons) (standard) 2,000 t (2,000 long tons) (full)
Length	92.35 m (303 ft 0 in)
Draft	3.05 m (10 ft 0 in)
Propulsion	2 steam turbines with a total power of 6,500 hp (4,800 kW) 2 boilers, 2 propellers
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Complement	141
Armament	2 × single 102 mm guns 2 × single 57 mm guns 2 × twin 25 mm anti-aircraft guns 2 × twin 13.2 mm heavy anti-aircraft machine guns

Durango was a Mexican ship from the period of World War II and the post-war era, a hybrid of a gunboat and a troopship, also used as a training ship, built in Spain. Launched in 1935, it served in the Mexican Navy for 65 years, from 1936 to 2001. It was the lead ship of the Durango class, which consisted of two ships, with the second one completed in a modified form and acquired by Spain.

The main armament of the Durango consisted of two 102 mm guns. Its full displacement was 2,000 tonnes (2,000 long tons). It was initially powered by steam turbines, allowing a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph), which were replaced in the 1960s with diesel engines with an electric transmission. The ship could transport up to 490 soldiers and 80 horses. It bore the pennant numbers: 128, B-1, and B-01.