ARM ''Netzahualcóyotl'' (D-102), a , is one of two destroyers in the

Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy is one of the two independent armed forces of Mexico. The actual naval forces are called the ''Armada de México''. The ''Secretaría de Marina'' (''SEMAR'') (English: Naval Secretariat) includes both the ''Armada'' itself and ...

. ''Netzahualcóyotl'' was originally , a . Mexico purchased ''Steinaker'' from the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

in 1982, and renamed it after the Acolhua

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Nezahualcoyotl. The destroyer was modified by the Mexican Navy, and in its present configuration it has a helicopter landing pad and an

ASROC The RUR-5 ASROC (for "Anti-Submarine Rocket") is an all-weather, all sea-conditions anti-submarine missile system. Developed by the United States Navy in the 1950s, it was deployed in the 1960s, updated in the 1990s, and eventually installed ...

anti- submarine missile system. ''Netzahualcóyotl'' is used in drug interdiction and training missions for cadets from the Mexican Naval Academy, sailing annually up to

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, in the United States. ''Netzahualcóyotl'' was retired in 2014 and is slated to be sunk as an artificial reef.

External links

Mexican Navy warship list
(in Spanish)
Flickr gallery of ARM Netzahualcoyotl photos

(in Spanish) Quetzalcóatl-class destroyers Ships built in Staten Island 1945 ships Destroyers of Mexico {{Mexico-mil-ship-stub