ARM Netzahualcóyotl (D-102), a Quetzalcóatl-class destroyer, is one of two destroyers in the Mexican Navy. Netzahualcóyotl was originally USS Steinaker, a Gearing-class destroyer. Mexico purchased Steinaker from the United States Navy in 1982, and renamed it after the Acolhua polymath Nezahualcoyotl. The destroyer was modified by the Mexican Navy, and in its present configuration it has a helicopter landing pad and an ASROC anti-submarine missile system. Netzahualcóyotl is used in drug interdiction and training missions for cadets from the Mexican Naval Academy, sailing annually up to San Francisco, California, in the United States.
 ARM Netzahualcóyotl
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| History | |
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 Mexico | |
| Name | Netzahualcóyotl |
| Acquired | 1982 |
| Decommissioned | 2014 |
| Status | To be sunk as a reef |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Quetzalcóatl-class destroyer |
| Armament | Matchbox ASROC, deck guns |
Netzahualcóyotl was retired in 2014 and is slated to be sunk as an artificial reef.
External links edit
- Mexican Navy warship list (in Spanish)
- Flickr gallery of ARM Netzahualcoyotl photos
- Quetzalcóatl class specifications (in Spanish)
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