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The Arafura class is a class of offshore patrol vessels being built for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Initially proposed in the 2009 Defence White Paper and marked as procurement project SEA 1180, it was originally planned that 20 Offshore Combatant Vessels (OCV) would replace 26 vessels across four separate ship classes: the Armidale-class patrol boats, the Huon-class minehunters, the ...
NUSHIP Arafura (OPV 203), [8] named to represent Australia's interests in the Arafura Sea, is the lead ship of the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels currently under construction for the Royal Australian Navy.
Lurssen's OPV 80 design was chosen. The class was named Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV). The first ship will be named Arafura. It was determined that this class would be reduced, both in terms of vessel count down from 12 to 6, but also in role with their focus shifting to civil maritime security operations. [28] [29]
The "base design specs" of OCEA OPV-270 includes a max speed of 20 to 30 knots, a cruising range of 4500 to 8000 nmi at 12 knots, a loiter time of 30 to 45 days. [ 10 ] Silang's "actual specs" however includes 8000 nmi cruising range at 15 knots (beyond OCEA's base design spec of 12) and can sail for up to 5 weeks (35 days) as confirmed by OCEA ...
HMNZS Otago (P148) is a Protector-class offshore patrol vessel in service with the Royal New Zealand Navy. [4] The development of the OPV design based on an Irish Naval Service OPV class was very contentious, with the RNZN arguing for the need for a limited combat suite for effective training and patrol work with a 57 mm–76 mm light frigate gun and associated fire control, radar and ...
Of the 11 ships, seven will be designed, developed and manufactured by GSL and four by GRSE. The delivery of the ships is scheduled to commence from September 2026. The order value share for the Goa Shipyard (GSL) is ₹ 6,200 crore (US$720 million) while that of Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) is ₹ 3,500 crore (US$400 million).
HMS Medway is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel for the Royal Navy. Named after the River Medway in Kent, she was the second Batch 2 River-class vessel to be commissioned and is assigned long-term as Royal Navy guardship in the Caribbean.
On 14 May 2012 GSL did the first steel cutting in its shipyard, [9] and the keel-laying ceremony of the first of the new class of offshore patrol vessels was held at Vasco da Gama on 28 September 2012. [10] [11] The second and third vessels were laid down 28 January and 11 October 2013, and the fourth on 9 January 2014. [12]