ARM Oaxaca

History
Name| Oaxaca
Namesake| Oaxaca
Commissioned| 1 May 2003
Status| in active service
General characteristics
Class & 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 &
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).[1]

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

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ARM Oaxaca participated in UNITAS Gold from 25 April 2009 to 5 May 2009.[2] 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

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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.

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