Venezuelan Coast Guard                 11/Nov/2001                   VENEZUELA

Transmission Modes:

MIL-188-141A       125bd   1650Hz   ALE


Logged Frequencies:

       7810.0    11625.0   13475.0   15600.0

Reported Frequencies:


Web Address:        

Notes on Operation:

Language: Spanish

A number of stations using ALE identifiers based on locations in the
Venezuela interior and at the junctions of major rivers suggest a
Naval, MOI, river patrol or Coast Guard operation. 

The station "CDDA" appears to function as net control.

The Venezuelan Navy is composed of four parts:

- Navy
- Coast Guard
- River Patrol
- Marine Infantry

The main naval bases are located at Puerto Ayacucho, Puerto Cabello, 
and Punto Fijo.  The Navy's ships are as follows:

Frigates

F-21 Mariscal Sucre
F-22 Almirante Brion 
F-23 General Urdaneta
F-24 General Soublette
F-25 General Salom
F-26 Almirante Garcia

Amphibious Support

T-61 Capana
T-62 Esequibo
T-63 Goajira
T-64 Los Llanos

Oceanographic Support

BO-11 Punta Brava

Training Ship

BE-11 Simon Bolivar

Patrolboats

PC-11 Constitucion
PC-12 Federacion
PC-13 Independencia
PC-14 Libertad
PC-15 Patria
PC-16 Victoria

Submarines

S-31 Sabalo
S-32 Caribe


The Venezuelan Navy's River Patrol bases are located at Ciudad Bolivar
and Caicara del Orinoco.  Their vessels are as follows:

Transports

T-71 Margarita
T-72 La Orchila

Patrolboats

PF-21 Manaure
PF-22 Mara
PF-23 Guaicaipuro
PF-24 Tamanaco
PF-31 Terepaima
PF-33 Yaracuy
PF-34 Sorocaima

Cargo Launch

LC-01 Yopito

The Venezuelan Coast Guard has bases in Puerto La Cruz, Maracaibo and 
Pampatar.  Coast Guard vessels are as follows:

Frigates

GC-11 Almirante Clemente
GC-12 General Moran

Patrolboats

PG-31 Petrel
PG-31 Alcatraz
PG-31 Albatros
PG-34 Pelicano

Launches

LG-11 Los Taques
LG-12 Los Cayos
LG-21 Polaris
LG-22 Sirius
LG-23 Rigel
LG-24 Aldebaran
LG-25 Antares
LG-26 Canopus
LG-27 Altair
LH-11 Gabriela
LH-12 Lely

Auxiliary

Fernando Gomez

Landing Ships

LSM-001 Punta Macolla
LSM-002 Farallon Centinela
LSM-003 Charagato
LSM-004 Bajo Brito
LSM-005 Bajo Araya
LSM-006 Carecare

The Marine Infantry has bases in Puerto Ayacucho and El Amparo.

Little traffic apart from sounding has been heard on this network.


Reported Callsigns/Selcals/ALE IDs for Stations:

ALE ID         Location
ALI             
CDD            Cuidad Guayana
CDDA           Cuidad Guayana
DYK
FDU
GUA            Guasdualito
GUASDUALITO    Guasdualito
GURI           Guiria
MARACAY        Maracay
MARACAY MAR    Maracay
MARGARITA      Margarita Island
MENEMAUROA     Mene de Mauroa
MONTECANO      Montecano
PTO            Puerto Ordaz
PTOFIJO        Punto Fijo
PTOORDAZ       Puerto Ordaz


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