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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | S.P. Lee (1966-1992) |
| Namesake | Samuel Phillips Lee |
| Builder | Defoe Shipbuilding |
| Yard number | 441 |
| Laid down | 27 June 1966 |
| Launched | 19 October 1967 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. David Scull |
| Acquired | 2 December 1968 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1992 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8428466 |
| Notes | Transferred to Mexico, 7 December 1992 under the Security Assistance Program |
 Mexico | |
| Name |
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| In service | 1992 |
| Identification | Pennant number: BI-04 |
| Status | Operational 2023 |
| Notes | Based Veracruz, Veracruz |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,297 tons |
| Length | 208 ft 4 in (63.50 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m) |
| Speed | 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 41 |
USNS S. P. Lee was laid down on 27 June 1966 by the Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan as yard hull number 441.[1][2][note 1] The ship, sponsored by Mrs. David Scull, great-granddaughter of Admiral Lee, was launched on 19 October 1967 and delivered to the navy on 2 December 1968.[1]
S. P. Lee was transferred to the Mexican Navy in 1982 as an oceanographic research ship to become ARM Antares (BI-04). In 2023 she was renamed ARM Pátzcuaro (BI-04).
- ^ a b Naval History And Heritage Command (7 February 2006). "S. P. Lee II (AGS-31)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History And Heritage Command. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ Colton, Tim (September 3, 2014). "Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City MI". ShipbuildingHistory. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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