ARM Huracán

History

Mexico
Name	Huracán
Builder	Israel Shipyards Ltd.
Commissioned	August 23, 2004
In service	2
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Class and type	Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat (Aliya subclass)
Displacement	498 tonnes
Length	61.7 m (202 ft)
Beam	7.62 m (25.0 ft)
Draft	2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Propulsion	4 MTU V16 diesel engines
Speed	19 knots (35 km/h) (cruise speed) 33 knots (61 km/h) (top speed)
Complement	53 officers and crewmen
Sensors and processing systems	Thales Neptune air & surface search radar Selenia Orion fire-control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	Elbit chaff rocket launchers Elisra NS-9003A/9005 RWR
Armament	4 Gabriel anti-ship missiles 2 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon Phalanx CIWS 2-4 M2 Browning machine guns
Aviation facilities	One helicopter hangar and Helipad

ARM Huracán (A-301) is a missile boat in the Mexican Navy. Previously the Israeli Navy Sa'ar 4.5-class missile boat INS Aliya when it was bought by Mexico for the Mexican Navy.^[1] Press reports indicate that the Israelis removed the Harpoon missile systems prior to the sale, though the Gabriel anti-ship missile systems were included in the package.

ARM Huracán was built by Israel Shipyards Ltd in 1981 and underwent a complete overhaul before its transfer to the Mexican Navy on August 23, 2004.

References

^ Amnon Barzilai (December 23, 2003). "Mexico buys Israeli missile ships, helicopters for $90 million". Haaretz. Retrieved January 19, 2014.

Commissioned ships of the Mexican Navy

Frigates

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Allende class	Allende Abasolo Victoria Mina

Amphibious
assault ships

Panuco class	Manzanillo
Papaloapan class	Papaloapan Usumacinta

Missile boats

Huracán class	Huracán Tormenta

Patrol
vessels

Offshore
patrol
vessels

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Uribe class	Uribe Azueta Baranda Breton Blanco Monasterio
Holzinger class	Holzinger Godinez De La Vega Berriozabal
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patrol
ships

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Demócrata class	Demócrata Francisco I. Madero
Cabo class	Cabo Corso Cabo Catoche
Punta class	Punta Morro Punta Mastún
Cabo Corrientes class	Cabo Corrientes Cabo Corso Cabo Catoche