Venezuelan patrol boat Naiguatá

	Naiguatá during sea trials
History
Venezuela
Name	Naiguatá
Namesake	City of Naiguatá
Builder	Navantia, Cádiz, Spain
Laid down	October 2008
Launched	24 June 2009
Sponsored by	Alma Pura de Padrón
Identification	GC-23
Fate	Sunk, 30 March 2020
General characteristics
Class & type	Guaicamacuto-class patrol boat
Displacement	1,453 long tons (1,476 t) (standard); 1,720 long tons (1,750 t) (full load);
Length	79.9 m (262 ft 2 in)
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) (max.)
Draught	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Installed power	4 × MTU 12V-1163-TB93; 4,440 kW (5,950 shp);
Propulsion	CODAD; 2 × shaft with Wärtsilä 5C09 controllable pitch propeller;
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	34 + 30
Sensors &; processing systems	Surface search radar: Thales VARIANT, I - G band; Fire control radar: Thales STING EO, I - K band with TV/IR/Laser; Electro-optics: Thales MIRADOR;
Armament	1 × 76 mm (3.0 in)/62 caliber Oto Melara gun (A position); 1 × 35 mm (1.4 in) Oerlikon Millennium gun (Y position); 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) guns (B position);
Aircraft carried	1 × AB212, AB412, or AS565 helicopters
Aviation facilities	Landing pad

Naiguatá (GC-23) was a 79.9-metre (262 ft) Guaicamacuto-class patrol boat of the Venezuelan Coast Guard. The vessel was constructed by Navantia in Cádiz, Spain beginning in 2008. On 30 March 2020, the vessel collided with the cruise ship RCGS Resolute in international waters and sank.

History
Naiguatá during sea trials
Venezuela
Name	Naiguatá
Namesake	City of Naiguatá
Builder	Navantia, Cádiz, Spain
Laid down	October 2008
Launched	24 June 2009
Sponsored by	Alma Pura de Padrón
Identification	GC-23
Fate	Sunk, 30 March 2020
General characteristics
Class & type	Guaicamacuto-class patrol boat
Displacement	1,453 long tons (1,476 t) (standard) 1,720 long tons (1,750 t) (full load)
Length	79.9 m (262 ft 2 in)
Beam	11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) (max.)
Draught	7 m (23 ft 0 in)
Installed power	4 × MTU 12V-1163-TB93 4,440 kW (5,950 shp)
Propulsion	CODAD 2 × shaft with Wärtsilä 5C09 controllable pitch propeller
Speed	22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Range	4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Complement	34 + 30
Sensors & processing systems	Surface search radar: Thales VARIANT, I - G band Fire control radar: Thales STING EO, I - K band with TV/IR/Laser Electro-optics: Thales MIRADOR
Armament	1 × 76 mm (3.0 in)/62 caliber Oto Melara gun (A position) 1 × 35 mm (1.4 in) Oerlikon Millennium gun (Y position) 2 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) guns (B position)
Aircraft carried	1 × AB212, AB412, or AS565 helicopters
Aviation facilities	Landing pad