Oaxaca-class patrol vessel
{{Short description|Mexican navy patrol vessel}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=Mexican navy oaxaca class.jpg |Ship caption= ARM Oaxaca }} {{Infobox ship class overview |Name=Oaxaca class |Builders=Tampico Naval Shipyard and Salina Cruz Naval Ship Yard |Operators={{navy|Mexico}} |Class before= {{sclass|Durango|patrol vessel|4}} |Class after= |Subclasses= |Built range= |In commission range= |Total ships planned=12 |Total ships building=2 |Total ships cancelled= |Total ships active=8 |Total ships laid up= |Total ships lost= |Total ships retired= |Total ships preserved= }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship type=Patrol vessel |Ship displacement={{convert|1680|ST|t|1|abbr=on}} |Ship length={{convert|282|ft|2|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam={{convert|34|ft|4|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draft={{convert|11|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} |Ship propulsion= 2 × Caterpillar 3616 V16 diesel engines, 2 props |Ship speed={{convert|22|kn|lk=in}} |Ship range= |Ship complement=77 Sailors, 39 Marines or Special Forces |Ship sensors=*1 × Terma Scanter 2001 Navigation/surface search radar
|Ship EW= |Ship armament=*1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun or 1 x Bofors 57 mm gun
|Ship armor= ? |Ship aircraft=1 × Panther helicopter |Ship aircraft facilities=1 helicopter hangar and Helipad |Ship notes= |Unit Cost=84 Millones USD | }} |
The Oaxaca class are offshore patrol vessels, constructed and designed by and for the Mexican Navy. The class is named after the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The Mexican Navy has requested seven of these ships with four already in service, three in construction, which were disclosed on June 1{{year missing|date=July 2014}} on the Navy anniversary, with the name PO-163 Independencia, which is to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Mexico. Also, another ship PO-164, named Revolucion, is in the process of raising the Mexican flag in a couple of months. Two more to be constructed in Navy's Naval Shipyards.
Description
The vessels are {{convert|282|ft|2|in|m|1}} long and have a draft of {{convert|11|ft|8|in|m|1}}, and a beam of {{convert|34|ft|4|in|m|1}}. They displace {{convert|1680|ST|MT|1}}.
{{cite web
|url= http://www.semar.gob.mx/boletin/2003/bol_036_03.htm
|access-date= 2007-11-17
|title= Botadura de un nuevo buque para la armada de México
|work= Boletines
|date= April 11, 2003
|publisher= Secretaria de Marina, Armada de México
|language= es
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071008051940/http://www.semar.gob.mx/boletin/2003/bol_036_03.htm |archive-date = 2007-10-08}}
Primary armament is a single Otobreda 76 mm or Bofors 57 mm gun. They also mount a pair of OTO Melara remote controlled naval turret Mod. 517 with M2 Browning machine gun machine guns, one on each side. At the rear atop the helicopter hangar is a single OTO Melara {{convert|30|mm|in|abbr=on|1}} cannon. The class has a helipad on the afterdeck with handling capabilities for a variety of helicopters, such as the Panther, Fennec, or the Bolkow B-105 Super-5. The Oaxaca-class vessels have a top speed of over {{convert|22|kn|lk=in}} and a cruising speed of {{convert|14|kn}}. The ships carry a complement of 77, and have provisions to carry a group of 39 special forces and/or marines for a variety of missions.
The Oaxaca class also carries a CB-90 HMN Patrol Interceptor in its well deck.
For the 2008 fiscal year, the Mexican Congress approved $68 million in funds to build two more Oaxaca-class ships, and pledged an additional $40 million in 2009.
Mission
The objectives for the Oaxaca class are oceanic surveillance, search and rescue operations, support for the civilian population in case of disasters, maritime support and to act as a deterrence against hostile ships and aircraft in low-medium intensity conflicts.
Ships
References
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- 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
{{commonscat|Oaxaca-class offshore patrol vessels}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810014508/http://www.semar.gob.mx/newclass/patrulla.htm#oaxaca Secretaria de Marina, Armada de Mexico : Patrol Boats]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120313133246/http://www.otomelara.it/OtoMelara/EN/Business/Sea/Small_Calibres/index.sdo OTO Melara Small Calibres]
- [http://bp3.blogger.com/_Ov8q5T5kYx8/R0e7_zdXrcI/AAAAAAAAAB4/SkzTmNasIQk/s1600-h/oaxacaclassp162mxnavy.jpg Photograph of Oaxaca class]
{{Active ships of Mexico}}
{{Combatant ship classes of the Mexican Navy}}
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