Country of Origin: Venezuela (built in Spain)
Type: Oceanic Patrol Vessel (Frigate-class, Avante 2200 design)
Builder: Navantia (San Fernando & Ferrol Shipyards, Spain)
Propulsion: Combined Diesel and Diesel (CODAD) – 4× MTU 20V 1163 TB93 Diesel Engines, 2× Shafts w/ Controllable-Pitch Propellers
Length: 321.5 ft (98 m)
Beam: 46.3 ft (14.1 m)
Draft: 13.1 ft (4.0 m)
Displacement: ~2,450 tons (full load)
Max Speed: 25 Knots
Operational Range: 3,500 nmi (6,482 km; 4,028 mi) at 18 knots
Complement: ~100 (plus accommodation for additional personnel)
Armament: 1× OTO Melara 76 mm/62 Super Rapid Gun, 2× Oerlikon 35 mm Millennium Guns (CIWS), 2× 12.7 mm Heavy Machine Guns, 8× C-802A Surface-to-Surface Missiles (Chinese origin, export fit), 2× Triple 324 mm Torpedo Tubes (for MU90 or similar lightweight torpedoes)
Radars: SMART-S Mk2 3D Air/Surface Search Radar, Navigation Radars (Kelvin Hughes or equivalent)
Fire Control: STIR Fire Control Radar, Electro-Optical Targeting Systems (EOTS)
Sonar: DE 1160 LF Hull-Mounted Sonar (export fit)
EW/Countermeasures: Indra Rigel ESM/ECM Suite, Decoy Launchers (CIRCE chaff/flare system), Nixie Torpedo Decoy
Aircraft: 1× AB-212 or Mi-17 Naval Helicopter (flight deck and hangar, ASW/ASuW capable with torpedoes and missiles)