| ARM Guanajuato (C-07) | |
|---|---|
 Cañonero Guanajuato in Boca del Río, 2021 | |
| Career (Mexico) |  |
| Name: | Guanajuato |
| Builder: | Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval del Ferrol |
| Laid down: | May 1934 |
| Launched: | 1936 |
| Out of service: | 2001 |
| Fate: | Museum in Boca del Río from 2007, scrapped in 2023 |
| Notes: | The museum is currently named Museo Naval Interactivo Cañonero Guanajuato C-07 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Gunboat |
| Displacement: | 1,300 t (1,300 long tons) |
| Length: | 80.5 m (264 ft) |
| Beam: | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Draft: | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Armament: |
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The ARM Guanajuato (C-07), also known as Cañonero Guanajuato, was a gunboat that served for the Mexican Navy until 2001.[1] It is currently located at the shore of the Jamapa River, in the municipality of Boca del Río, Veracruz.
History[]
The ship was commissioned by the Mexican government between 1931 and 1933 from the Spanish shipyard Sociedad Española de Construcción Naval del Ferrol (also known as Astillero El Ferrol),[2] along with the transport ship Durango, gunboats Querétaro and Potosí and ten coastguards.[3] The Guanajuato was laid down on May 1934 and delivered into service in 1936. Although it was initially planned as a warship, during the Second World War the Guanajuato served as a convoy escort in Central America.[4]
During 1966 and 1967, the gunboat was used as sail training for the Heroica Escuela Naval Militar.[4][5] Along the two years, the ship travelled to Mexico, Brasil, Argentina, Chile and Peru.[5] The Guanajuato's last navigation with the Navy was in 1997,[2] being retired from service in 2001.[4]
Present day[]
In 2007, the Guanajuato was opened to the public as the Museo Naval Interactivo Cañonero Guanajuato C-07 (Naval Interactive Museum Cañonero Guanajuato C-07), the first floating museum of Veracruz and Latin America.[4] The museum included 16 different exhibits, presenting how the ship looked and worked during the 1920s and 1930s.[1]
Lack of maintenance and a possible sinking of the Guanajuato led to the closing of the museum and the beginning of a maintenance project of the gunboat.[6] Among the proposed repairs were the installation of concrete base that would settle the Guanajuato in the river, rather than floating in the shore. The maintenance came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
According to reports, the ship, in worsening condition, was scrapped beginning in May 2023.[8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Museo Buque Cañonero C-07 Guanajuato" (in es-MX). https://veracruz.mx/atractivo.php?idnota=366.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "MUSEO CAÑONERO GUANAJUATO - MEXICO". http://www.histarmar.com.ar/Museos/Guanajuato-Mx.htm.
- ↑ Armada de México, Secretaría de Marina (2018). Logros y Transformaciones de la Secretaría de Marina-Armada de México 1821-2018. pp. 82. ISBN 978-607-8148-27-1. http://www.semar.gob.mx/unhicun/Logros%20y%20Transformaciones%20de%20la%20Secretaria%20de%20Marina-Armada%20de%20Mexico1821-2018.pdf.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Museo Naval Interactivo Cañonero Guanajuato C-07" (in es). https://sic.gob.mx/ficha.php?table=museo&table_id=1549.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Buques Escuela de la Secretaría de Marina". Armada de México. 2016. http://semar.gob.mx/unhicun/libros/Buques%20Escuela%20de%20la%20Secretaria%20de%20Marina-Armada%20de%20Mexico.pdf.
- ↑ Xalapa, Diario de. "Se hunde el buque Guanajuato; cerraron su acceso al público" (in en). https://www.diariodexalapa.com.mx/local/se-hunde-el-buque-guanajuato-cerraron-su-acceso-al-publico-1712440.html.
- ↑ "Un enorme reto, el rescate del buque Guanajuato" (in es-MX). https://imagendelgolfo.mx/veracruz/un-enorme-reto-el-rescate-del-buque-guanajuato/50029416.
- ↑ https://www.radioformula.com.mx/veracruz/2023/6/18/fotos-adios-al-buque-canonero-guanajuato-de-navegar-con-presidentes-convertirlo-en-chatarra-767421.html
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Coordinates: 19°06′02″N 96°06′15″W / 19.10045°N 96.10423°W
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