PNA Doctor Manuel Mantilla (GC-24)
PNA Doctor Manuel Mantilla
Class overview
NameMantilla (Halcón II)
BuildersEmpresa Nacional Bazán
Operators Prefectura Naval Argentina
Built5
In service5
Active5
General characteristics
TypeOffshore 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.

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 main armament (40 mm L70 DP gun) at B position. 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).

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

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.
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