Mantilla-class patrol vessels are offshore patrol vessels in use by the Argentine Coast Guard since 1983.

Description

The class was developed by the Spanish company Empresa Nacional Bazán in 1982.[citation needed]

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[further explanation needed]. Ships of the Mantilla class were the first vessels of the Argentine Coast Guard able to operate on board helicopters (AS.365 Dauphin or AS.350 Écureuil).[citation needed]

Starting 2014 the ships of the class undergone a modernization program at Tandanor which will extend its operating life for 30 years[1][2]

List of vessels

Name Pennant No. Builder Launched Commissioned Status References
Doctor Manuel Mantilla GC-24 Empresa Nacional Bazán June 1981 5 April 1983 In service [3]
Azopardo GC-25 October 1981 15 July 1983 [4]
Thompson GC-26 December 1981 26 August 1983 [5]
Prefecto Fique GC-27 February 1982 18 November 1983 [6]
Prefecto Derbes GC-28 June 1982 14 March 1984
  • PNA Azopardo (GC-25) during overhaul
    PNA Azopardo (GC-25) during overhaul
  • PNA Thompson (GC-26)
    PNA Thompson (GC-26)

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ "Works beginning on the third Mantilla class ship". Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  2. ^ Modernización del guardacostas GC 28 Prefecto Derbes
  3. ^ "GC-24". www.histarmar.com.ar. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  4. ^ "GC-25". www.histarmar.com.ar. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  5. ^ "GC-26". www.histarmar.com.ar. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  6. ^ "GC-27". www.histarmar.com.ar. Retrieved 2023-07-07.

Bibliography

  • Faulkner, K. (1999) Jane's Warship Recognition Guide. 2nd Edition. London: Harper Collins 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.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantilla-class_patrol_vessel
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