ARM Baja California

	ARM Baja California
History
Mexico
Name:	Baja California
Namesake:	Baja California
Builder:	Tampico Naval Shipyard and Salina Cruz Naval Ship Yard
Commissioned:	1 April 2003
Status:	in active service
General characteristics
Class and 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 commandos
Complement:	77 sailors
Sensors and ; 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 Baja California (PO-162) is a Oaxaca-class patrol vessel, constructed by and for the Mexican Navy.

Design and description

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.

References

"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.

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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.