Spaniards come down to the water first patrol boat for Venezuela

The company Navantia come down to the water first coastal patrol vessel project BVL (Buque de Vigilancia Litoral), built to order the Navy of Venezuela. This was reported in the press release of a Spanish shipyard.

The ship was named "Guaykamakuto." It is expected that the Venezuelan Navy, he will be handed over in August 2009. Total Madrid will put Caracas 4 coastal patrol ship.

The company Navantia won the Venezuelan order in November 2005. Under the terms of the contract other than ships of the project BVL Spanish shipyard will build 4 spacecraft project POVZEE (Patrulleros Oceanics para Vigilance Zona Economica Exclusive), designed to patrol the exclusive economic zone. All the ships ordered to be transferred to the Navy of Venezuela until July 2011. The total transaction value of 1.2 billion euros.

The ship project BVL is 79.9 meters long and 11.5 meters in width. Its displacement is 1500 tons. The maximum speed reached 22 knots. The crew consists of 34 people.