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 at B position. Ships of the Mantilla class were the first vessels of the Argentine Coast Guard able to operate on board helicopters.
Starting 2014 the ships of the class undergone a modernization program at Tandanor which will extend its operating life for 30 years