PNA Prefecto Fique

PNA Prefecto Fique (GC-27) is a in service with the Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA),The Argentine Naval Prefecture in Spanish is ( (PNA)), and is the Argentine equivalent of a coast guard. built at the Empresa Nacional Bazán shipyards and commissioned in 1983. The vessel is named after Luis Pedro Fique, a former commander of the of the PNA; she is the first ship of this service with this name.

Design Prefecto Fique is one of five s ordered by the Argentine Naval Prefecture (PNA) in 1981, corresponding to the coast guard cutter "Halcon II" type, designed and built by the Spanish Empresa Nacional Bazán shipyard. The design is optimised for long range open seas patrols, for prolonged periods of time away from port.

Prefecto Fique has a steel hull and superstructure, with a single mast atop, behind the bridge. She is powered by two Bazán-MTU 16V-956-TB91 marine diesel engines of each (maximum intermittent power ), driving two variable-pitch propellers; with a maximum speed of ( at maximum intermittent power). The design has a maximum range of at a cruise speed of .

She has three electrical generators of 185Kva each, powering a varied array of systems: controls and communications system that integrates with other PNA air and surface assets; navigation radar; echosound; direction finder; and helicopter navigation control.

Prefecto Fique is equipped with two water cannons for firefighting, anti-contamination gear, active stabilizers and a retractable hangar and landing pad with support facilities for an Alouette-sized helicopter.The Alouette is classified as a light utility helicopter. She is armed with a single L/70 Bofors dual-purpose autocannon in a position at the front of the bridge.

History

Prefecto Fique was ordered by the PNA in 1981 as part of the five-ship Mantilla class. She was built from 1981 to 1983 by the Spanish Empresa Nacional Bazán shipyard. She was launched in February 1982, completed in 1983, and left Ferrol, Spain, arriving at Buenos Aires on 15 October 1983. She was commissioned on 18 November 1983 and assigned to Coast Guard Service (). In November 1983 she sailed on her first patrol of the Argentine Sea. In 1997 is assigned to the port of Caleta Olivia, reporting to . As of 2016, she is based at Caleta Olivia.

PNA Prefecto Fique

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