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Uribe class patrol vessel

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Name
  
Uribe class

Operators
  
Mexican Navy

Succeeded by
  
Holzinger class

Builders
  
Empresa Nacional Bazán

Preceded by
  
Valle class

Built
  
6

Uribe-class patrol vessels are offshore patrol vessels in use by the Mexican Navy.

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Description

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 their main armament, a single 40 mm L70 DP gun, located at 'B' position. Ships of the Uribe class were the first vessels of the Mexican Navy able to operate MBB Bo 105 helicopters on board.

Ships

  • ARM Uribe (P121) (1982) - Fate: Scuttled on 21 November 2015 1 mile off of the Californian coast at Rosarito to create an artificial reef.
  • ARM Azueta (P122) (1982)
  • ARM Baranda (P123) (1983)
  • ARM Bretón (P124) (1983)
  • ARM Blanco (P125) (1983)
  • ARM Monasterio (P126) (1983)

    • References

    Uribe-class patrol vessel Wikipedia
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