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	1x 40 mm L70 Bofors DP 1 x 20 mm Oerlikon GAM-B01

The Azteca class patrol vessel are used by the Mexican Navy. They were designed and built by the British company Vosper Thorneycroft for the Mexican Navy in 1976. They are multi-role patrol craft with good nautical characteristics. Original units were powered by Paxman diesels of either 3,600 hp or 4,800 hp. Original units were named with pre-Hispanic tribal 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.