Mexican Navy Career
The former Jubilant was acquired by the Mexican Navy on 1 October 1962 and renamed ARM DM-01. In 1994, she was renamed ARM Riva Palacio (C50) after General Vicente Riva Palacio. She was stricken in 2000, and sunk as an artificial reef off Veracruz in August 2001.
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