| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Azteca |
| Builders: | Vosper Thorneycroft and Mexican Navy Shipyards |
| Operators: | Mexican Navy |
| Built: | 31 |
| In service: | 20 |
| Active: | 20 |
| Retired: | 10 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Coastal patrol ship |
| Displacement: | 148 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 112 ft 2 in (34.19 m) |
| Beam: | 28 ft 3 in (8.61 m) |
| Draught: | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel electric drive. |
| Speed: | 24 knots (maximum) |
| Range: | 1,500 nmi at 14 knots (26 km/h). |
| Troops: | 0 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
Surface search radar Kelvin Hughes. |
| Armament: | 1x 40 mm L70 Bofors DP 1 x 20 mm Oerlikon GAM-B01 |
The Azteca class patrol vessel are used by the Mexican Navy. They were designed and built by the British company Vosper Thorneycroft for the Mexican Navy in 1976. They are multi-role patrol craft with good nautical characteristics. Original units were powered by Paxman diesels of either 3,600 hp (2,700 kW) or 4,800 hp (3,600 kW). Original units were named with pre-Hispanic tribal names.