Spanish patrol boat Centinela
| History | |
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| Spain | |
| Name | Centinela |
| Namesake | Spanish word for "sentinel" |
| Builder | NAVANTIA |
| Launched | October 1990 |
| Homeport | Ferrol, Galicia |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Serviola-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 1,200 tons |
| Length | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) |
| Draught | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
| Installed power | ~4,000 HP |
| Propulsion | 2 variable-pitch propellers |
| Speed | 16.2 knots (30.0 km/h; 18.6 mph) max, 9.1 knots (16.9 km/h; 10.5 mph) avg |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 Valiant-class 6.5-meter rigid hulled inflatable boats |
| Crew | 46 |
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Centinela (P-72) is a Serviola-class patrol boat of the Spanish Navy built in 1990. It conducts maritime security operations in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Gulf of Guinea.