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ARM Oaxaca
History
Name	Oaxaca
Namesake	Oaxaca
Commissioned	1 May 2003
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Oaxaca-class patrol vessel
Displacement	1,850 short tons (1,678 t)
Length	282 ft 2 in (86.00 m)
Beam	34 ft 4 in (10.46 m)
Draft	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion	2 × Caterpillar 3916 V16 Diesels, 2 props
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Troops	39 Marines or Special Forces
Complement	77 Sailors
Sensors and processing systems	2 × Terma Scanter 2001 Navigation/surface search radars Selex NA-25 radar and optronic fire control system
Armament	1 × Otobreda 76 mm gun 2 × OTO Melara 12.7 mm remote-controlled naval turret Mod. 517 with M2 12.7mm machine guns 1 × OTO Melara single 30/SAFS 30 mm cannon
Aircraft carried	1 × Panther or Fennec helicopter
Aviation facilities	1 helicopter hangar and helipad

ARM Oaxaca (PO-161) is the lead ship of the Oaxaca class of patrol vessels, constructed by and for the Mexican Navy.

It has a length of 282.2 feet (86.0 m), a draft of 11.8 feet (3.6 m), a beam of 34.4 feet (10.5 m), and displaces 1,850 short tons (1,678.3 t).

Primary armament is a single OTO Melara 76 mm naval gun, with a pair of OTO Melara 12.7 mm remote controlled naval turret Mod. 517 with M2 12.7mm machine guns on each side, and an Oto Melara single 30/SAFS 30 mm cannon aft.

A helipad on the afterdeck has handling capabilities for a variety of helicopters, such as the Panther, Fennec, or the Bolkow Bo 105 Super-5.

The ship has a cruising speed of 20 knots (37 km/h), carries a complement of 77, and has provisions to carry a group of 39 special forces and/or marines for a variety of missions.

UNITAS Gold

ARM Oaxaca participated in UNITAS Gold from 25 April 2009 to 5 May 2009. The ships main guns were tested as well as a BO-105 helicopter from the ship during the sinking of the ex-USS Conolly (DD-975) 29 April. This was the first time Mexico participated in UNITAS Gold, sending ARM Oaxaca and ARM Mina. The ships also practiced fire drills and other exercises.

References

1. "Botadura de un nuevo buque para la armada de México". Boletines (in Spanish). Secretaria de Marina, Armada de México. April 11, 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
2. "UNITAS Gold Welcomes Mexican Navy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2010-05-31.

External links

• Oaxaca-class patrol vessels
• 2003 ships