Mantilla-class patrol vessel
 PNA Doctor Manuel Mantilla (GC-24) | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Mantilla (Halcón II) |
| Builders: | Empresa Nacional Bazán |
| Operators: |
 Prefectura Naval Argentina |
| Built: | 5 |
| In service: | 5 |
| Active: | 5 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement: | 1 084 tons (normal load) |
| Length: | 67 m (220 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.5 m (34 ft) |
| Height: | 5.9 m (19 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.25 m (10.7 ft) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Diesel electric drive MTU 16V. 956 9, 000 HP. |
| Speed: | 21.5 knots (maximum) |
| Range: | 5,000 NM at 18 kts. |
| Troops: | 0 |
| Crew: | 38 |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: |
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| Aviation facilities: | One helicopter hangar and Helipad |
Mantilla class patrol vessels are offshore patrol vessels use by the Argentine Coast Guard. 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 Mantilla class were the first vessels of the Argentine Coast Guard able to operate on board helicopters (AS.365 Dauphin or AS.350 Écureuil).
Ships
PNA Thompson (GC-26)
- PNA Doctor Manuel Mantilla (GC-24) (1982)
- PNA Azopardo (GC-25) (1982)
- PNA Thompson (GC-26) (1983)
- PNA Prefecto Fique (GC-27) (1983)
- PNA Prefecto Derbes (GC-28) (1983)
See also
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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.
External links
- 6. КОРВЕТЫ И ПАТРУЛЬНЫЕ КОРАБЛИ (FFL, PS) - ВОЕННЫЙ ПАРИТЕТ (Russian)
- Historia y Arqueologia Marítima - Prefectura (Spanish)
- Halcón (Spanish)
- Modernizarán este año el buque escuela de Prefectura
- El guardacostas “Mantilla” de la Prefectura Naval Argentina - RiaNet (Spanish)
- Mantilla class - Helicopter Database
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