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|Ship name= ''Oaxaca''
|Ship namesake=[[Oaxaca]]
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|Ship commissioned=1 May 2003
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|Ship class={{sclass|Oaxaca|patrol vessel}}
|Ship displacement={{convert|1850|ST|t|0|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 3916 V16 Diesels, 2 props
|Ship speed={{convert|20|kn|lk=in}}
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|Ship troops=39 Marines or Special Forces
|Ship complement=77 Sailors
|Ship sensors=*2 × Terma Scanter 2001 Navigation/surface search radars
*Selex NA-25 radar and optronic fire control system
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|Ship armament=*1 × [[Otobreda 76 mm]] gun
*2 × [[OTO Melara]] 12.7 mm remote-controlled naval turret Mod. 517 with [[M2 Browning machine gun|M2 12.7mm]] [[machine gun]]s 
*1 × OTO Melara single 30/SAFS 30 mm cannon
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|Ship aircraft=1 × [[Eurocopter AS565|Panther]] ''or'' [[Eurocopter Fennec|Fennec]] helicopter
|Ship aircraft facilities=1 [[hangar|helicopter hangar]] and [[helipad]]
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'''ARM ''Oaxaca'' (PO-161)''' is the lead ship of the {{sclass|Oaxaca|patrol vessel|4}} of patrol vessels, constructed by and for the [[Mexican Navy]].

It has a length of {{convert|282.2|ft|1}}, a draft of {{convert|11.8|ft|1}}, a beam of {{convert|34.4|ft|1}}, and displaces {{convert|1850|ST|MT|1}}.<ref>
{{cite web
|url= http://www.semar.gob.mx/boletin/2003/bol_036_03.htm
|accessdate= 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= Spanish
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071008051940/http://www.semar.gob.mx/boletin/2003/bol_036_03.htm |archivedate = 2007-10-08}}
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Primary armament is a single [[Otobreda 76 mm|OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun]], with a pair of [[OTO Melara]] 12.7&nbsp;mm remote controlled naval turret Mod. 517 with [[M2 Browning machine gun|M2 12.7mm]] [[machine guns]] on each side, and an [[Oto Melara]] single 30/SAFS 30&nbsp;mm cannon aft.

A helipad on the afterdeck has handling capabilities for a variety of helicopters, such as the [[Eurocopter AS565|Panther]], [[Eurocopter Fennec|Fennec]], or the [[MBB Bo 105|Bolkow Bo 105 Super-5]].

The ship has a cruising speed of {{convert|20|kn|km/h}}, carries a complement of 77, and has provisions to carry a group of 39 special forces and/or marines for a variety of missions.

==UNITAS Gold==
ARM ''Oaxaca'' participated in [[UNITAS Gold]] from 25 April 2009 to 5 May 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=44924&page=2 |title=UNITAS Gold Welcomes Mexican Navy |access-date=2010-05-31 |archive-date=2011-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629212424/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=44924&page=2 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The ships main guns were tested as well as a BO-105 helicopter from the ship during the sinking of the ex-[[USS Conolly|USS ''Conolly'' (DD-975)]] 29 April. This was the first time Mexico participated in UNITAS Gold, sending ARM ''Oaxaca'' and ARM ''Mina''. The ships also practiced fire drills and other exercises.

==References==
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==External links==

{{Active ships of Mexico}}

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[[Category:Oaxaca-class patrol vessels]]
[[Category:2003 ships]]