PM-15

From Citizendium
Revision as of 04:34, 21 March 2024 by John Leach (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "counter-terrorism" to "counterterrorism")
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is a stub and thus not approved.
Main Article
Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
 
This editable Main Article is under development and subject to a disclaimer.
(public domain) Photo: Werner Franco, State Department
The PM-15, a Defiant class patrol vessel the USA gave to El Salvador, in 2021.

The PM-15 is a Defiant-class patrol vessel, built by the United States of America and given to El Salvador, in 2021.[1] She is the 3rd of 13 vessels the USA plans to give to some of its smaller neighbors.[2] She is intended to police El Salvador's borders, countering drug-smuggling, undocumented immigrants, human trafficking and play a counterterrorism role.

Design

The vessel is based on the Damen 2606 small patrol vessel design of Dutch shipbuilding firm Damen Group, built with modifications, by US shipbuilders Metal Shark, of Louisiana. The Defiant class strongly resemble the United State Coast Guard's Marine Protector class cutters, which were also based on the Damen 2606 design. She has a crew of ten. Her pursuit boat can be deployed or retrieved through a Stern launching ramp without first bringing the vessel to a stop. Her armament is modest - up to three machine guns.

Operational career

She was commissioned on July 22, 2021.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Mauricio Pineda, David Carpio. El Salvador estrena el buque PM-15 para combatir el tráfico de drogas, Diario El Salvador, 2021-07-22. Retrieved on 2022-03-26. “La Fuerza Armada de El Salvador recibió esta tarde el buque durante una ceremonia realizada en la base Naval de La Unión. El buque costó $6 millones de los cuales EE. UU. aportó $4.2 millones.” mirror 2021-08-29
  2. Chinmay Kohad, Vinod Kumar. Honduras and El Salvador commission first Near Coast Patrol Vessels, Jane's Defense Weekly, 2021-08-21. Retrieved on 2022-03-26.