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BAP Río Chiralarger figure on 2 of 3
Bharati-class interceptor boatlarger figure on 1 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | BAP Río Chira | Bharati-class interceptor boat |
|---|---|---|
| Power | 2 × Mercedes Benz 12V493 TY57 2,200 hp (1,600 kW) diesel engines 2 × shafts[source] | 2 × Caterpillar MTU Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1630KW engines 2 × 69 kW 415 V 50 Hz AC[source] |
| Name | BAP Rio Chira[source] | Bharati-class interceptor craft[source] |
| Builder | SIMA Callao[source] | — |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1972[source] | — |
| Decommissioned | 1994[source] | — |
| Recommissioned | 1997[source] | — |
| Reclassified | PM-223, 1975[source] | — |
| Status | Active as of 2019[source] | — |
| Notes | Transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard in 1975 Main engines were overhauled before her return to service in 1997[source] | — |
| Class & type | PGM-39-class gunboat[source] | — |
| Armament | 1 × 40 mm gun 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns[source] | — |
| Builders | — | Bharati Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | — | Indian Coast Guard[source] |
| Preceded by | — | AMPL-class interceptor boat[source] |
| Built | — | 2009–present[source] |
| In commission | — | 2013–present[source] |
| Planned | — | 15[source] |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | — | |
| Type | — | Interceptor boat[source] |
| Depth | — | 3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[source] |