USNS S. P. Lee
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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USNS S. P. Lee was laid down on 27 June 1966 by the Defoe Shipbuilding Co., Bay City, Michigan as yard hull number 441. 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.
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).