Keel laid for Mexican SIGMA 10514 frigate

Richard Scott - IHS Jane's Navy International
18 August 2017

Key Points

• Contract for a single SIGMA 10514 ‘Long Range Patrol Vessel’ was signed earlier in 2017
• Module construction to be split between the Netherlands and Mexico

A keel laying ceremony has been performed at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s Vlissingen shipyard in the Netherlands for a SIGMA 10514 frigate ordered for the Mexican Navy.

Secretary of the Mexican Navy Admiral Vidal Francisco Soberón Sanz took part in a symbolic coin ceremony as part of the 17 August event.

A contract for a single SIGMA 10514 vessel – officially termed as a ‘Long Range Patrol Vessel’ – was signed earlier in 2017 as part of the Mexican Navy fleet modernisation plan.