Azteca-class patrol vessel
| 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 NM at 14 kts. |
| Troops | 0 |
| Sensors and processing systems | Surface search radar Kelvin Hughes. |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1x 40 mm Bofors DP 1 x 20 mm Oerlikon GAM-B01 |
The Azteca class is the name of a coastal patrol vessel used by the mexican navy. Azteca class was designed and built by the British company Vosper Thorneycroft for Mexican Navy at 1976. It is fast multi-role patrol craft with good nautic characteristics. The first unit was deployed to mexican navy at 1976. Original units were powered by Paxman diesels of either 3,600 hp or 4,800 hp. Original units were named with pre-hispanic tribes names.
Ships
- ARM Cordova (PC 202) (1974)
- ARM Rayón. (PC 206) (1975)
- ARM Rejón. (PC 207) (1975)
- ARM De la Fuente. (PC 208) (1975)
- ARM Guzmán. (PC 209) (1975)
- ARM Ramírez. (PC 210) (1975)
- ARM Mariscal. (PC 211) (1975)
- ARM Jara (PC 212) (1975)
- ARM Colima (PC 214) (1975)
- ARM Lizardi (PC 215) (1975)
- ARM Mugica (PC 216) (1976)
- ARM Velazco (PC 218) (1976)
- ARM Macías (PC 220) (1976)
- ARM Tamaulipas (PC 223) (1977)
- ARM Yucatán (PC 224) (1977)
- ARM Tabasco (PC 225) (1978)
- ARM Cochimie (PC 226) (1978)
- ARM Puebla (PC 228) (1982)
- ARM Vicario (PC 230) (1977)
- ARM Ortíz (PC 231) (1977)
References
Faulkner, K. (1999) Jane's Warship Recognition Guide. 2nd Edition. London: Harper Collins Publishers.