Mantilla-class patrol vessel
# Mantilla-class patrol vessel

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 years

## List of vessels

| Name | Pennant No. | Builder | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Doctor Manuel Mantilla | GC-24 | Empresa Nacional Bazán | June 1981 | 5 April 1983 | In service |
| Azopardo | GC-25 | Empresa Nacional Bazán | October 1981 | 15 July 1983 | In service |
| Thompson | GC-26 | Empresa Nacional Bazán | December 1981 | 26 August 1983 | In service |
| Prefecto Fique | GC-27 | Empresa Nacional Bazán | February 1982 | 18 November 1983 | In service |
| Prefecto Derbes | GC-28 | Empresa Nacional Bazán | June 1982 | 14 March 1984 | In service |

## Gallery

* PNA Azopardo (GC-25) during overhaul
* PNA Thompson (GC-26)
