Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies

Dominican Republic and Haiti: Country Studies
International boundary
National capital
Populated place
Brigade headquarters
Independent battalion
Naval base
Naval facility or regional
command headquarters
Major airbase
Other airbase
Figure 7. Dominican Republic: Military Bases and Headquarters, 1 999
By 1999 national economic constraints had reduced the
Dominican fleet to twelve armed patrol vessels and thirteen
support ships, tugboats, and sail training ships. Most of the
armed vessels are World War-II vintage craft of United States
origin. The largest is a 1,000-ton (fully loaded) patrol vessel of
the Balsam class, formerly a United States Coast Guard cutter
transferred to the Dominican Republic in 1995 for antinarcotics
patrols. Only limited use has been made of the new vessel
because of insufficient fuel supplies. The most heavily armed
are two 855-ton corvettes sold to the Dominican Republic in
1976. Each mounts two 76mm guns. An Admiral-class gunship
of 905 tons, a former United States minesweeper, and a Satoyomo-class
vessel of 860 tons are each mounted with a single
76mm gun. Smaller patrol craft are fitted with Bofors 40mm
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