ARM Sonora

History
Mexico
Name	ARM Sonora
Namesake	Sonora
Builder	Mexican Navy Ship yards
Commissioned	4 September 2000
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	1,300 tons
Length	81.4 m (267 ft)
Beam	10.5 m (34 ft)
Draft	3.90 m (12.8 ft)
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h)
Troops	capacity for 70
Complement	55
Armament	Bofors 57mm Mk 3 gun 9K38 Igla
Armor	Rolled armor with composite overlay
Aircraft carried	Eurocopter Fennec
Aviation facilities	Helipad and helicopter hangar

ARM Sonora (PO-152) is a Template:Sclass- in service with the Mexican Navy with a 57 mm main gun turret and a helicopter landing pad, currently primarily used to fight drug cartels. It is also armed with SA-18 Grouse missiles. Like other ships of this class, it was designed and built in Mexican dockyards, and is sometimes referred to as a compact frigate. It was named after the Mexican state of Sonora.

External links

• "Mexican Naval Secretariat". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-07-24. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)