Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel
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The Viana do Castelo class is a class of offshore patrol vessels planned by and for the Portuguese Navy, as a result of the NPO2000 Project (Portuguese, Navios de Patrulha Oceânica, for Oceanic Patrol Vessels), that are being constructed in the West Sea Shipyard.
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NRP Viana do Castelo | |
Class overview | |
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Builders | Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) and West Sea Shipyard |
Operators | Portuguese Navy |
Preceded by | João Coutinho-class corvette |
Subclasses | NPO - ocean patrol vessel NCP - anti-pollution vessel |
In commission | 2010 - Present |
Planned | 10 OPV |
Completed | 4 |
Cancelled | 0 |
Active | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 1,850 tons |
Length | 83.10 m (272 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 12.95 m (42 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.82 m (12 ft 6 in) |
Propulsion | 2 x Wärtsilä diesel engines (3,900 kW (5,200 hp) each), 2 electric engines (200 kW (270 hp) each) |
Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) maximum |
Boats & landing craft carried | 2 x Rigid Inflatable Boats |
Complement | 35 accommodation for 32 more |
Sensors and processing systems | Leonardo Medusa MK4/B electro-optical fire control system, Electro-optical SAGEM / VIGY, 2x KH Manta2000 navigation radar, iXblue Quadrans inertial navigation system, Furuno Electric's FAR-3230 F-band, FAR-3220 I-band navigation radars |
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Aviation facilities | Medium-sized helicopter pad but no hangar supporting Super Lynx Mk.95 |
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