Allende-class frigate
 ARM Almirante Francisco Javier Mina at Cozumel | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Allende class |
| Builders: | |
| Operators: |
 Mexican Navy |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Anti-submarine frigate |
| Displacement: | 4,260 tons (full load) |
| Length: | 438 ft (134 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft 9 in (14.25 m) |
| Draught: | 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1 set Westinhouse gearing steam turbines 35,000 shp (26,000 kW). |
| Speed: | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) (maximum) |
| Range: | 4,300 nmi (8,000 km; 4,900 mi) at 20 knots (37 km/h). |
| Complement: | 288 |
| Sensors and processing systems: | |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | 1 MBB Bo 105 helicopter |
| Aviation facilities: | One helicopter hangar and helipad |
| Notes: | Ex-Knox-class US ocean escort frigates. |
The Allende class is the name of anti-submarine frigates used by the Mexican Navy. Allende-class frigates are former United States Navy Knox class, and they were bought in 1997. They form the Mexican Gulf Fleet of the Mexican Navy. They are used for anti-submarine and offshore patrol duties. This is because weapons are reduced to only one 5-inch (127 mm)/54 caliber Mk 42 DP gun and four fixed ASW torpedo launchers. Electronic combat systems are also reduced and consist only of one gun fire control system. Western Electric SPG-53F and one MK 114 ASW fire control system for ASW torpedos of 324 mm. All hulls have ASROC Mk 16 octuble launcher system. Allende-class frigates can operate one small on-board helicopter (MBB Bo 105).
Ships
- ARM Allende (F 211) (1997), former USS Stein (FF-1065)
- ARM Abasolo (F 212) (1997), former USS Marvin Shields (FF-1066)
- ARM Victoria (F 213) (2000), former USS Pharris (FF-1094)
- ARM Mina (F 214) (2002), former USS Whipple (FF-1062)
References
- 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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