''Uribe''-class patrol vessels are
offshore patrol vessel
A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval ship, naval vessel generally designed for Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defence, Border control, border security, or law ...
s in use by the
Mexican Navy.
Description
The class was developed by the Spanish company
Empresa Nacional Bazán
Navantia is a Spanish state-owned shipbuilding company, which offers its services to both military and civil sectors. It is the fifth-largest shipbuilder in Europe and the ninth-largest in the world with shipyards around the globe. The heir to t ...
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
The Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105 is a light, twin-engine, multi-purpose helicopter developed by Bölkow of Ottobrunn, West Germany. It was the first light twin-engine helicopter in the world, and the first rotorcraft that could perform a ...
helicopters on board.
Ships
* ARM ''Uribe'' (P121) (1982) – "Sunk off the coast of Rosarito, Mexico to create the first artificial reef in Baja California.
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* ARM ''Azueta'' (P122) (1982)
* ARM ''Baranda'' (P123) (1983)
* ARM ''Bretón'' (P124) (1983)
* ARM ''Blanco'' (P125) (1983)
* ARM ''Monasterio'' (P126) (1983)
See also
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References
Notes
Bibliography
*Faulkner, K. (1999) Jane's Warship Recognition Guide. 2nd Edition. London: HarperCollins Publishers.
*Friedman, N. (1997) The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapons Systems, 1997–1998. US Naval Institute Press.
*Wertheim, E. (2007) Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft, and Systems. 15 edition. US Naval Institute Press.
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Patrol vessels of the Mexican Navy
Patrol ship classes
Ships built in Spain