Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel
![]() NRP Viana do Castelo
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) and West Sea |
Operators | ![]() |
Preceded by | Template:Sclass- |
Subclasses | NPO - ocean patrol vessel and NCP - anti-pollution vessel |
In commission | 2010 - Present |
Planned | 6 to 8 NPC + 2 NCP |
Building | 2[1][2] |
Completed | 4 + 2 |
Active | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
Displacement | 1,600 tons |
Length | 83.10 m (272 ft 8 in) |
Beam | 12.95 m (42 ft 6 in) |
Draught | 3.69 m (12 ft 1 in) |
Propulsion | 2 x Wärtsilä diesel engines (3,900 kW (5,200 hp) each), 2 electric engines (200 kW (270 hp) each) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 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, iXblue Quadrans inertial navigation system, Furuno Electric's FAR-3230 F-band and 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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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 Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC).
Design
The eight to ten vessels of this class, specially designed to operate in the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, will replace the Template:Sclass- and Template:Sclass- corvettes — currently being decommissioned —, and the small patrol boats of the Template:Sclass- in their primary fisheries protection role (SIFICAP) and in their search and rescue (SAR) roles. Two of these vessels of the version Navios de Combate à Poluição (NCP) will be fitted with anti-pollution systems — including Fast Oil Recovery systems. These vessels are named after Portuguese coastal cities.
The first vessel, NRP Viana do Castelo (P360), was commissioned on March 2010 after several years of delay. Six additional vessels are planned by the Portuguese Navy as announced in 2016 to be built in 2017 and 2018. June 22 2018 the Portuguese Prime Minister announced an additional order of 6 Viana do Castelo Class ships( 60 million euros each) to be built at same shipyard over next 6 years along with a multi purpose ship for a total of 500 million euros
Viana do Castelo was temporarily commissioned with an old 40 mm gun, but the Portuguese navy is acquiring two 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin guns for the first two vessels.[3][4][5]
Armament
Armament consists of a 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin, it replaces one 40 mm L/60 turreted gun in the NRP Viana do Castelo, and two manned mounts to be armed with 7.62 mm light machine guns as well as two launching systems for MK55 Mod 2 mines.[6] The ships are designed to operate unmanned systems and are equipped with a single Sagem SA Vigy 10 MKIII naval surveillance and observation platform, three water cannons, and two rigid inflatable boats.[6] Each ship is capable of accommodating a Super Lynx MK95 light helicopter.[7]
Ships
Pennant | Name | Version | Laid down | Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Status |
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P360 | Viana do Castelo | NPO | 2004 | ENVC | 1 October 2005 | March 2011 | In service |
P361 | Figueira da Foz | NPO | 2004 | ENVC | 1 October 2005 | June 2013 | In service |
P362 | Sines | NPO | 2015 | WestSea | 3 May 2017[8] | July 2018 | In service |
P363 | Setúbal | NPO | 2015 | WestSea | 13 September 2017 [8] | February 2019[9] | In service |
P364 | Funchal | NPO | ? | West Sea | ? | 2022 | Planned |
P365 | Aveiro | NPO | ? | West Sea | ? | 2024 | Planned |
P366 | ? | NPO | ? | WestSea | ? | 2026 | Planned |
P367 | ? | NPO | ? | WestSea | ? | 2027 | Planned |
P368 | ? | NPO | ? | WestSea | ? | 2028 | Planned |
P360 | ? | NPO | ? | WestSea | ? | 2029 | Planned |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.janes.com/article/51922/portugal-to-buy-two-more-opvs
- ^ http://www.janes.com/article/53141/portugal-orders-two-more-opvs
- ^ http://dre.pt/pdf2sdip/2010/02/034000000/0722807228.pdf
- ^ https://dn.sapo.pt/inicio/portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=1519305 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
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- ^ a b "Portuguese Navy inducts third OPV". IHS Jane's. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
- ^ "Fourth Viana do Castelo-class OPV enters Portuguese Navy service". Naval Today. 7 February 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
External links
- Viana do Castelo Offshore Patrol Vessels Analysis, Área Militar (in Portuguese)
- Navio de Patrulha Oceânica (NPO 2000), ENVC (in Portuguese).
- Navio de Combate à Poluição (NCP 2000), ENVC (in Portuguese).
- Viana do Castelo commissioned, Diário de Notícias newspaper (in Portuguese).
- http://www.janes.com/article/51922/portugal-to-buy-two-more-opvs, Janes defence (in English).