Mantilla-class patrol vessel

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PNA Doctor Manuel Mantilla
Class overview
NameMantilla (Halcón II)
Builders Empresa Nacional Bazán
Operators Bandera de Prefectura Naval Argentina.svg Prefectura Naval Argentina
Built5
In service5
Active5
General characteristics
Type Offshore patrol vessel
Displacement1,084 tons (normal load)
Length67.0 m (219 ft 10 in)
Beam10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height5.9 m (19 ft 4 in)
Draught3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)
Propulsion2 Diesel electric drive MTU 16V. 956 9,000  hp (6,700 kW)
Speed21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) (maximum)
Range5,000  nmi (9,300 km; 5,800 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph).
Troops0
Crew38
Armament
Aircraft carried
Aviation facilitiesOne helicopter hangar and helipad

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

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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

NamePennant No.BuilderLaunchedCommissionedStatusReferences
Doctor Manuel Mantilla GC-24 Empresa Nacional Bazán June 19815 April 1983In service [3]
Azopardo GC-25October 198115 July 1983 [4]
Thompson GC-26December 198126 August 1983 [5]
Prefecto Fique GC-27February 198218 November 1983 [6]
Prefecto Derbes GC-28June 198214 March 1984

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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.

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