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 yearsModernización del guardacostas GC 28 Prefecto Derbes
List of vessels NamePennant No.BuilderLaunchedCommissionedStatusReferencesGC-24Empresa Nacional BazánJune 19815 April 1983In serviceGC-25October 198115 July 1983GC-26December 198126 August 1983GC-27February 198218 November 1983GC-28June 198214 March 1984
Gallery
See also
Sinking of Chian-der 3
References Notes
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.
External links
Historia y Arqueologia Marítima - Prefectura Halcón
El guardacostas “Mantilla” de la Prefectura Naval Argentina - RiaNet Mantilla class - Helicopter Database