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The frigate General Soublette ( F-24 ) from the Navy Venezuela will be subjected to increased maintenance work in Cuba. These reviews shall be conducted by Cuban state companies at a cost of 92,508,989 euros (104,600,000 dollars).

In this regard, by order of the Ministry of Defense , published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of February 13, was appointed to serve decentralized Coordinating Office of Maritime Support of the Navy ( Ocamar ) to act as the executing agency Financial of that ministry to the National Development Fund ( Fonden ).

At the same time, he was delegated to the Director of Ocamar, Vice Admiral Ferrero Patricia Silva , signing financial agreements with Fonden for the contract CGA-CNALO-002-15 with the Union of Military Industry , Company Military Industrial Shipyard Granma dependent the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the Republic of Cuba .

The contract is the largest preventive maintenance of hull structure and related systems with logistical support from the frigate General Soublette.

Type Lupo

The frigate General Soublette (F-24) belongs to a group of six units of type Lupo / class Mariscal Sucre , which were built in Italy for the Navy of Venezuela by Cantieri Navali Riuniti in their yards Ancona and Riva Trigoso . Were delivered between 1980 and 1982 .

These ships move 2 525 tons at full load and measuring 112.8 meters in length, 11.98 meters wide and 3.84 meters deep. Its armament includes a cannon Oto Melara of 127/54 mm. Eight antiship missile launchers Otomat Mk.2, an anti-aircraft missile system Dardo (eight missiles Aspide ), two double mounts Oto Melara Compact of 40/70 mm., two machine guns of 12.7 mm. and two triples Mk.32 torpedo of 324 mm. (Antisubmarine torpedoes A-244S). Furthermore, in the aft section has a flight deck and hangar for a medium helicopter Agusta / Bell AB-212ASW.

The General Soublette was built at the shipyard in Riva Trigoso and was assigned to the Venezuelan Navy on December 4, 1981.

The six ships are assigned to Frigate Squadron of the Fleet Command , whose headquarters is located at the naval base cabinet Admiral Augustine in Puerto Cabello .

CUBA STANDARD — The Cuban subsidiary of Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards delivered the third of four logistics ships built for the Venezuelan navy, official media reported.

In a televised ceremony, the Damex Shipbuilding & Engineering shipyard in Santiago, which is 100-percent owned by Damen, delivered the AB Los Roques (T-93) to the Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela.

The ship’s tasks include facilitating international trade and providing support in disaster relief efforts in the Caribbean.

The 57-meter Los Roques belongs to the Damen Stan Lander class. It has a cargo capacity of 740 tons — in 42 containers or as general cargo — and reaches speeds up to 11 knots. Built for shallow water, the vessel has a roll on-roll off ramp at the bow for vehicles and machinery.

Under cooperation agreements between Cuba and Venezuela, in addition to the fourth lander, Damex is scheduled to deliver two patrol boats next year. Previously to the Stan Landers, Damex built two tug boats for the Venezuelan navy.

Netherlands-based Damen Shipyards, the owner of the Santiago facility, is one of the world’s largest shipbuilders. The Cuban subsidiary was established in 1995 and is, according to its Website, “a self-sustaining organization” with 140 employees. Damex acts as a license holder and an aftersales service location for Damen Shipyards Holland, and can build new ships with a length of up to 100 meters.