Río Segura (boat)

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Patrol ship Rio Segura moored in Dakar, Senegal
History
Spain
NameRío Segura
NamesakeSegura
OperatorCivil Guard
Ordered29 August 2008
BuilderAstilleros Gondán
Cost€15,323,600
Yard numberC452
Laid down18 April 2010
Launched26 February 2011
Sponsored byAlfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
HomeportPuntales Naval Station, Cádiz
Identification
General characteristics
Displacement2,100 tonnes (2,100 long tons; 2,300 short tons)
Length73 m (240 ft)
Beam12 m (39 ft)
Propulsion2 × diesel engines 1.500 kW
Complement32

The 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[edit]

  1. ^ 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).