Английская Википедия:GDFS Berbice

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GDFS Berbice is a 115 Шаблон:Sclass2 of the Guyana Defence Force. It was launched in 2023 shortly before the 2023 Guyana–Venezuela crisis.

Ship history

Amid the renewed Guyana–Venezuela territorial dispute in the 2010s when Guyana discovered offshore oil, Venezuela increased its aggression towards its eastern neighbor.[1] Concerns about Guyana's aging flagship, GDFS Essequibo, were raised.[1] In May 2021, Guyana used emergency funds to make a down payment to commence the construction of the GDFS Berbice, citing the need to defend its exclusive economic zone from Venezuela.[1]

On 4 August 2023, the Berbice was launched from the Metal Shark Boats production factory in Jeanerette, Louisiana.[2] Months later on 30 October 2023, Metal Shark announced that the ship sailed to its shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Alabama.[1] The Berbice was incorporated into the Guyana Defence Force in Georgetown, Guyana on 12 November 2023.[3] Venezuelan media criticized the incorporation of the ship.[4][5]

Specifications

The Berbice is Шаблон:Convert long, has a range of Шаблон:Convert at Шаблон:Convert and can travel at a top speed of Шаблон:Convert.[3] It has a crew of twenty-four officers and sailors.[3] It can also serve as a mother ship for Шаблон:Convert rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) that can be manned by ten individuals.[3]

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