Oaxaca-class patrol vessel explained

The Oaxaca class are offshore patrol vessels, constructed and designed by and for the Mexican Navy. The class is named after the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The Mexican Navy has requested seven of these ships with four already in service, three in construction, which were disclosed on June 1 on the Navy anniversary, with the name PO-163 Independencia, which is to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Independence of Mexico. Also, another ship PO-164, named Revolucion, is in the process of raising the Mexican flag in a couple of months. Two more to be constructed in Navy's Naval Shipyards.

Description

The vessels are 282feet long and have a draft of 11feet, and a beam of 34feet. They displace 1680ST.[1]

Primary armament is a single OTO Melara 76adj=onNaNadj=on naval gun or Bofors 57 mm gun. They also mount a pair of OTO Melara remote controlled naval turret Mod. 517 with M2 12.7mm machine guns, one on each side. At the rear atop the helicopter hangar is a single OTO Melara 30abbr=onNaNabbr=on cannon. The class has a helipad on the afterdeck with handling capabilities for a variety of helicopters, such as the Panther, Fennec, or the Bolkow B-105 Super-5. The Oaxaca-class vessels have a top speed of over 22kn and a cruising speed of . The ships carry a complement of 77, and have provisions to carry a group of 39 special forces and/or marines for a variety of missions.

The Oaxaca class also carries a CB-90 HMN Patrol Interceptor in its well deck.

For the 2008 fiscal year, the Mexican Congress approved $68 million in funds to build two more Oaxaca-class ships, and pledged an additional $40 million in 2009.

Mission

The objectives for the Oaxaca class are oceanic surveillance, search and rescue operations, support for the civilian population in case of disasters, maritime support and to act as a deterrence against hostile ships and aircraft in low-medium intensity conflicts.

Ships

Ship nameHull no.LaunchedCommissioned
P-16111 April 20031 May 2003
P-16221 May 20031 April 2003
ARM IndependenciaP-16323 July 2009[2] 1 June 2010[3]
ARM RevolucionP-16423 November 2009[4] 23 November 2010[5]
ARM ChiapasP-16518 November 2015[6] 23 November 2016[7]
ARM HidalgoP-1669 August 2016[8] 23 November 2017[9]
ARM JaliscoP-1672 July 2018[10] 23 November 2018[11]
ARM TabascoP-16820 July 2019[12] 1 June 2021[13]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Botadura de un nuevo buque para la armada de México. 2007-11-17. Boletines. April 11, 2003. Secretaria de Marina, Armada de México. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20071008051940/http://www.semar.gob.mx/boletin/2003/bol_036_03.htm . 2007-10-08.
  2. El Presidente de la República preside la botadura del Buque Patrulla Oceánica "Independencia". SEMAR. es. 23 July 2009. 31 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221012011/http://2006-2012.semar.gob.mx/sala-prensa/comunicados-2011/1165-comunicado-de-prensa-303-2009.html. 21 December 2016. live.
  3. El Presidente de la República celebra el Día de la Marina en Tampico, Tamaulipas. SEMAR. es. 1 June 2010. 7 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708152231/http://2006-2012.semar.gob.mx/sala-prensa/comunicados-2010/1356-comunicado-de-prensa-131-2010.html. 8 July 2014. live.
  4. El Presidente de la República encabeza el botadura de una nueva Patrulla Oceánica y abandera dos Patrullas Interceptoras en el "Día de la Armada de México". SEMAR. es. 23 November 2009. 27 November 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221012011/http://2006-2012.semar.gob.mx/sala-prensa/comunicados-2011/1165-comunicado-de-prensa-303-2009.html. 21 December 2016. live.
  5. En el Día de la Armada de México abandera el Presidente de la República dos unidades de superficie y presencia demostración de ejercicios tácticos en el Puerto de Manzanillo, Colima. SEMAR. es. 23 November 2010. 28 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20140708141310/http://2006-2012.semar.gob.mx/sala-prensa/comunicados-2010/1742-comunicado-317-2010.html. 8 July 2014. live.
  6. La Secretaría de Marina Pone A Flote Una Nueva Patrulla Oceánica Para La Armada de México. SEMAR. es. 18 November 2015. 19 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20180719110242/https://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/la-secretaria-de-marina-pone-a-flote-una-nueva-patrulla-oceanica-para-la-armada-de-mexico. 19 July 2018. live.
  7. Abanderamiento Patrulla Oceánica ARM "Chiapas" y Buque Aprovisionamiento Logístico ARM "María Madre". Mexican government. es. 23 November 2016. 25 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126132533/http://www.gob.mx/presidencia/videos/abanderamiento-patrulla-oceanica-arm-chiapas-y-buque-aprovisionamiento-logistico-arm-maria-madre. 26 November 2016. live.
  8. La Secretaría de Marina pone a flote la Patrulla Oceánica ARM "HIDALGO" para la Armada de México. SEMAR. es. 9 August 2016. 10 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160920042512/http://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/la-secretaria-de-marina-pone-a-flote-la-patrulla-oceanica-arm-hidalgo-para-la-armada-de-mexico. 20 September 2016. live.
  9. Comandante Supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas abandera 1 Patrulla e Inaugura la Escuela de Aviación Naval en el “Día de la Armada de México”. SEMAR. es. 23 November 2017. 25 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171124213046/https://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/comandante-supremo-de-las-fuerzas-armadas-abandera-una-nueva-patrulla-oceanica-e-inaugura-la-escuela-de-aviacion-naval-en-el-dia-de-la-armada-de-mexico. 24 November 2017. live.
  10. La SEMAR pone a flote la Patrulla Oceánica “Jalisco” para fortalecer la Vigilancia Marítima en Mares y Costas Mexicanas. SEMAR. es. 2 July 2018. 3 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180707035138/https://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/la-semar-pone-a-flote-la-patrulla-oceanica-jalisco-para-fortalecer-la-vigilancia-maritima-en-mares-y-costas-mexicanas. 7 July 2018. live.
  11. SEMAR conmemora el “Día de la Armada de México” con la botadura y abanderamiento de la primera Patrulla Oceánica de Largo Alcance. SEMAR. es. 23 November 2018. 25 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181124162712/https://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/la-secretaria-de-marina-conmemora-el-dia-de-la-armada-de-mexico-con-la-botadura-y-abanderamiento-de-la-primera-patrulla-oceanica-de-largo-alcance. 24 November 2018. live.
  12. Se fortalecen las operaciones de la Armada de México con la botadura de la Patrulla Océanica Arm “Tabasco” PO-168 en Tampico, Tamps.. SEMAR. es. 20 July 2019. 23 July 2019.
  13. El Comandante Supremo de las Fuerzas Armadas preside ceremonia del LXXIX Aniversario del Día de la Marina Nacional, en el puerto de Veracruz. SEMAR. es. 1 June 2021. 20 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210618114523/https://www.gob.mx/semar/prensa/el-comandante-supremo-de-las-fuerzas-armadas-preside-ceremonia-del-lxxix-aniversario-del-dia-de-la-marina-nacional-en-el-puerto-de-veracruz. 18 June 2021. live.

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