World Navies Today: Uruguay

Revised 26 October 2001
Version 1.14
Compiled and Maintained by: Andrew Toppan
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
Patrol Craft
Auxiliaries



Surface Combatants
Uruguay (Commandant Riviere) class light ASW/patrol frigates
Displacement: 2,250 tons full load
Dimensions: 102.7 x 11.8 x 4.35 meters (337 x 39 x 14 feet)
Propulsion: 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 16,000 shp, 26 knots
Crew: 159
Radar: DRBV 22A air search
Sonar: SQS-17 hull, DUBA 3 attack
Fire Control: DRBC 32C
EW: ARBR 16 intercept
Armament: 4 MM38 Exocet SSM, 2 100mm/55 DP, 2 40mm/70 AA, 1 305 mm 
   ASW mortar, 2 triple 21.5 inch torpedo tubes
	Ex-French.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
1	Uruguay				1963/90	Montevideo	Ex-C.Bourdais
2	General Artigas			1962/88	Montevideo	Ex-V.Schoelcher
3	Montevideo			1962/91	Montevideo	Ex-A.Charner


Patrol Craft
Temarario (Kondor class) patrol minesweepers
Displacement: 310 tons full load
Dimensions: 56.7 x 7.5 x 2.4 meters (186 x 24.5 x 8 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 4,400 bhp, 18 knots
Crew: 31
Armament: 1 40 mm
	Ex-East German; transferred with some sweep gear but used mostly for
	patrol.  Valiente (32) was sunk in a collision 5 Aug 2000.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
31	Temerario			1973/91	Montevideo	Ex-Riesa
33	Fortuna				1972/91	Montevideo	Ex-Bernau
34	Audaz				1973/91	Montevideo	Ex-Eisleben

15 de Noviembre (Vigilant) class small patrol boats
Displacement: 190 tons full load
Dimensions: 41.5 x 6.8 x 2.1 meters (136 x 22.5 x 7 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 5,400 bhp, 28 knots
Crew: 27
Armament: 1 40 mm
	French built.  Offered for sale in 1995 but remained in service.
	Are poor seaboats.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
5	Quince de Noviembre		1980	Montevideo
6	Veinticinco de Agosto		1980	Montevideo
7	Comodoro Coe			1981	Montevideo

Salto small patrol boat
Displacement: 180 tons full load
Dimensions: 42.1 x 5.8 x 1.58 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 1,000 bhp, 17 knots
Crew: 26
Armament: 1 40 mm, 1 20mm, 1 12.7mm
	Extremely elderly patrol boat recently returned to service.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
14	Salto				1935


Auxiliaries


Vanguardia (Piast class) salvage tug
Displacement: 1,732 tons full load
Dimensions: 73.2 x 12 x 4 meters (240 x 39 x 13 feet)
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 3,800 bhp, 16.5 knots
Crew: 50
	Ex-East German, Polish-built salvage vessel.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
26	Vanguardia			1976/91	Montevideo	Ex-O.V.Guericke

Oyarvide (Helgoland class) survey ship
Displacement: 1,558 tons full load
Dimensions: 67.91 x 12.74 x 4.6 meters
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 3,330 shp, 16.6 knots 
Crew: 34
	ex-German; also can serve as harbor icebreaker and a tug.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
22	Oyarvide			1966/98	

Comandante Pedro Campbell (Auk class) polar research support ship
Displacement: approx. 1,300 tons full load
Dimensions: 67.41 x 9.78 x 3.28 meters (221 x 32 x 10.5 feet)
Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 2 shafts, 3,532 shp, 18 knots
Crew: 105
	Ex-USN minesweeper, used as corvette, then converted to support
	Antarctic bases.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
24	Comandante Pedro Campbell	1942/66	Montevideo	Ex-MSF 59

Capitan Miranda sail training ship
Displacement: 715 tons full load
Dimensions: 61.21 x 8.4 x 3.6 meters (201 x 27.5 x 11.5 feet)
Propulsion: Sail, 14 knots; 1 diesel, 1 shaft, 600 bhp, 11 knots
Crew: approx. 50
	Originally a survey ship, refitted as a sailing ship 1978.
	Built in Spain.

Number	Name				Year 	Homeport	Notes
(20)	Capitan Miranda			1930/78	Montevideo