ARM Guanajuato

ARM Guanajuato in Port-au-Prince
History
Mexico
Name	Guanajuato
Namesake	Guanajuato
Builder	Mexican Navy Ship yards
Commissioned	December 12, 2001
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Durango-class patrol vessel
Displacement	1300 Tons
Length	81.4 m (267 ft)
Beam	10.5 m (34 ft)
Draft	3.90 m (12.8 ft)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Complement	70 Troop capacity 55 crew
Armament	Bofors 57mm Mk 3 gun 9K38 Igla
Armor	Rolled armor with composite overlay
Aircraft carried	Eurocopter Fennec
Aviation facilities	Helipad and helicopter hangar

The ARM Guanajuato (PO-153) is a Durango-class oceanic patrol vessel in the Mexican Navy with a 57mm main gun turret and a helicopter landing pad, currently primarily used for drug interception and maritime security in Mexican territorial waters. It is also armed with SA-18 Grouse missiles. Like other ships of this class, it was designed and built in Mexican dockyards, and is sometimes referred to as a compact frigate. It was named after the Mexican state of Guanajuato.^[1]