Uribe class patrol vessel
Encyclopedia
Uribe class patrol vessels are offshore patrol vessels use by the Mexican Navy
. 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 main armament (40 mm L70 DP gun) at B position. Ships of the Uribe class were the first vessels of the Mexican Navy able to operate on board helicopters (MBB Bo 105).
Mexican Navy
The Mexican Navy is the naval branch of the Mexican military responsible for conducting naval operations. Its stated mission is "to use the naval force of the federation for the exterior defense, and to help with internal order". The Navy consists of about 56,000 men and women plus reserves, over...
. The class was developed by the Spanish company Empresa Nacional Bazán
Navantia
Navantia, formerly Bazán or IZAR, is a Spanish shipbuilding firm, which offers its services to both military and civil sector. It is the fifth largest shipbuilder in Europe, and the ninth largest in the world with shipyards all over Spain....
in 1982. It is a multi-role patrol craft with twin funnels and a helicopter deck. These ships have main armament (40 mm L70 DP gun) at B position. Ships of the Uribe class were the first vessels of the Mexican Navy able to operate on board helicopters (MBB Bo 105).
Ships
- ARM Uribe (P121) (1982)
- ARM Azueta (P122) (1982)
- ARM Baranda (P123) (1983)
- ARM Bretón (P124) (1983)
- ARM Blanco (P125) (1983)
- ARM Monasterio (P126) (1983)