Uribe-class patrol vessel

ARM Bretón
Class overview
Name	Uribe class
Builders	Empresa Nacional Bazán
Operators	Mexican Navy
Preceded by	Valle class
Succeeded by	Holzinger class
Built	6
In service	5
Active	5
Retired	1
General characteristics
Type	Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement	988 tons (normal load)
Length	67 m (220 ft)
Beam	10.5 m (34 ft)
Draught	3.52 m (11.5 ft)
Propulsion	2 Diesel electric drive MTU 20 V. 958TB-92 12,200 hp (9,100 kW)
Speed	18.5 knots (34.3 km/h; 21.3 mph)
Range	8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	54
Sensors and processing systems	Optical fire director CSEE Model 74 NAJA Navigation: Racal Decca Serie 12 Radar. Both Sensor are integrated in the RADOP 30 Fire Control System.
Armament	1 × 40 mm L70 Bofors gun
Aircraft carried	1 MBB Bo 105 Helicopter
Aviation facilities	One helicopter hangar and Helipad

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

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) – "Sunk off the coast of Rosarito, Mexico to create the first artificial reef in Baja California."
• ARM Azueta (P122) (1982)
• ARM Baranda (P123) (1983)
• ARM Bretón (P124) (1983)
• ARM Blanco (P125) (1983)
• ARM Monasterio (P126) (1983)

See also

• Mantilla-class patrol vessel

References

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.