ARM Baja California (PO-162) is a , constructed by and for the Mexican Navy.
Design and description It has a length of , a draft of , a beam of , and displaces .
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 , carries a complement of 77, and has provisions to carry a group of 39 special forces and/or marines for a variety of missions.
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External links Photograph of the Baja California Photograph of the Baja California