BAP Río Chira (PC 12) explained

BAP Río Chira (PC 12) is a motor gunboat in the Peruvian Coast Guard. She was built under American influence at SIMA Callao Shipyard and laid down initially as PGM-111. She was transferred to the Peruvian Coast Guard in 1975 and reclassified PM-223.

References

• Web site: Joseph M. . Radigan . Motor Gunboat (PGM) Index . NavSource Online . NavSource Naval History . 2006 . 2008-01-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080107133611/http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/11idx.htm. 7 January 2008 . live.