Uribe-class patrol vessel
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Uribe |
| Builders: | Empresa Nacional Bazán |
| Operators: | Mexican Navy |
| Preceded by: | Valle-class patrol vessel |
| Succeeded by: | Holzinger-class patrol vessel |
| Built: | 6 |
| In service: | 6 |
| Active: | 6 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 988 tons (normall load) |
| Length: | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.52 m (11.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Diesel electric drive MTU 20 V. 958TB-92 12, 200 HP. |
| Speed: | 18.5 knots (maximum) |
| Range: | 8,000 NM at 12 kts. |
| Troops: | 0 |
| Crew: | 54 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | Optical fire director CSEE Model 74 NAJA Navigation: Racal Decca Serie 12 Radar. Both Sensor are integrated in the RADOP 30 Fire Control System. |
| Armament: | 1x 40 mm L70 Bofors DP. |
| Aircraft carried: | 1 MBB Bo 105 Helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | One helicopter hangar and Helipad |
Uribe-class patrol vessels are offshore patrol vessels use by the Mexican Navy. The class was developed by the Spanish company Empresa Nacional Bazán in 1982. It is a multi-role patrol craft with twin funnels and a helicopter deck. These ships have main armament (40 mm L70 DP gun) at B position. Ships of the Uribe class were the first vessels of the Mexican Navy able to operate on board helicopters (MBB Bo 105).
Ships
- ARM Uribe (P121) (1982)
- ARM Azueta (P122) (1982)
- ARM Baranda (P123) (1983)
- ARM Bretón (P124) (1983)
- ARM Blanco (P125) (1983)
- ARM Monasterio (P126) (1983)
See also
- Mantilla class patrol vessel
References
- Faulkner, K. (1999) Jane's Warship Recognition Guide. 2nd Edition. London: Harper Collins Publishers.
- Friedman, N. (1997) The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997-1998. US Naval Institute Press.
- Wertheim, E. (2007) Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. 15 edition. US Naval Institute Press.