Guaicamacuto
On November 2005, Venezuela ordered from Navantia, the construction of 8 patrol boats, 4 BVL for the control of the coast, and 4 POVZEE, for the control of the exclusive economic area. The missions of these ships are basically the vigilance and protection of the fishing zones, protection against drugs enforcement and anti-smuggling operations, and protection of the maritime traffic. As part of this contract, Navantia is also building 4 patrols for the control and protection of the exclusive economic area, to be delivered from May 2010 to July 2011. Besides the important work for the shipyards of Navantia until 2.012, this contract means an important commercial milestone for the company, as it outlines its position in this market, with an own last generation project.
San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard, in Southern Spain, launched on 16 October 2008, the first of the series of 4 BVL, patrol boats for the control of the coast, that Navantia is building for the Venezuelan Navy. The delivery of the 4 units will be from August 2009 to July 2011. The ship was named "Guaicamacuto" and her godmother was Mari Carmen La Riva de Quintana. This ceremony was presided by the Venezuelan Ambassador in Spain, Alfredo Toro, the Chief of the Venezuelan Navy, Pedro González, the President of Navantia, Juan Pedro Gómez-Jaén, and other relevant guests. These ships have been designed by Navantia for defence missions of the sea around Venezuela: protection of the fishing area, protection against smuggling and drug traffic, as well as the defence of the maritime traffic in general.
| Length: | 79.90 m. |
| Length between perpendiculars | 71 m |
| Maximum Beam | 11.50 m |
| Design draught | 3.70 m. |
| Maximum load draft | 4 m |
| Depth to main deck | 7 m |
| Design displacement | 1,450 t |
| Speed: | 22 knots |
| Autonomy: | 4,000 miles |
| Crew: | 34 + 30 |
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