Mexican Navy - New and old

Since the beginning of June, the TABASCO, the eighth, newest and completely Mexican-built OPV of the 1700-tonne displacement OAXACA class, has also had its rightful crew and flies the service flag of the Central American state. At the same time, however, the CORA was decommissioned, an American-designed ocean-going tugboat that was given a well-deserved retirement at almost 80 years of age (34 years in the US Navy, 44 years in Mexico) and with its top speed reduced to 10 knots. Sometimes a window into the past opens.

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