Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat vs OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat — licensed reference photograph

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat

Missile boat

Credit

玄史生 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Offshore patrol vessel

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boatLength

34.2 m

Length source ↗

OPV-80-class patrol vesselLength

80.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boatlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

OPV-80-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+136%
Beam+71%
Range+737%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

34.2m

80.6m

Length+136%

All recorded figures & sources

34.2 m

Length

Single source

34.2 m (112 ft 2 in)^[source]

80.6 m

Length

Single source

80.6 m (264 ft 5 in)^[source]

7.6m

13m

Beam+71%

All recorded figures & sources

7.6 m

Beam

Single source

7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)^[source]

13 m

Beam

Single source

13 m (42 ft 8 in)^[source]

—

Height

All recorded figures & sources

4 m

Height

Single source

4 m (13 ft 1 in)^[source]

—

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

3 m

Draught

Single source

3 m (9.8 ft)^[source]

171t

1,728–1,850 tons

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

171 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

171 t (168 long tons )^[source]

1,728–1,850 tons^[source]

30, up to 60

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

19 people

Complement

Single source

19^[source]

30, up to 60^[source]

61km/hMaximum; Speed

41km/hMaximum

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

61 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph)^[source]

41 km/h

Maximum

Single source

Maximum : 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)^[source]

1,900kmat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

15,900kmat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Range+737%

All recorded figures & sources

1,900 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

1,000 nmi (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

15,900 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

8,600 nmi (15,900 km; 9,900 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat and OPV-80-class patrol vessel configuration
Specification	Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat	OPV-80-class patrol vessel
Power	—	2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 – output of 4,080 kW (5,470 hp) each at 1000 rpm CPP 4D775 with Lipstronic Advanced 7000 control system Wärtsilä reduction gearbox SCV 62 3 × Caterpillar 3412C 435 kVA at 1500 rpm 1 × Caterpillar 3056 105 kVA at 1500 rpm 2 × type MD stern shaft seals 2 × bow thrusters, 200 kW (270 hp)^[source]
Name	Kuang Hua VI class^[source]	—
Builders	CSBC Corporation, Taiwan^[source]	ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]
Operators	Republic of China Navy^[source]	Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]
Preceded by	Hai Ou class^[source]	—
Cost	NT$401 million (US$12.3 million)^[source]	—
In service	2003^[source]	—
Planned	30, plus the prototype FACG-60^[source]	7^[source]
Active	30 (as of September 1, 2025)^[source]	7^[source]
Retired	1（prototype）^[source]	—
Type	Missile boat^[source]	Offshore patrol vessel^[source]
Propulsion	Tognum Series 4000 diesel engines^[source]	—
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × AV-2 decoy launchers^[source]	—
Armament	4 × Hsiung Feng II AShM 1 × 20 mm T-75 cannon 2 × 7.62 mm T-74 machine guns^[source]	Guns : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)^[source]
Country of origin	Taiwan^[source]	—
Completed	—	7^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	Fire Control System : DESA ARIES Navigation : Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Integrated Bridge System (IBS) Radars : 2 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E X-band radars 1 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E S-band radar^[source]
Aircraft carried	—	Chile: 1 × AS.365 Dauphin N2 Colombia: 1 × Bo 105^[source]
Aviation facilities	—	Hangar for a medium size helicopter^[source]

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Kuang Hua VI-class missile boat

OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Power

—

2 × Wärtsilä 12V26 – output of 4,080 kW (5,470 hp) each at 1000 rpm CPP 4D775 with Lipstronic Advanced 7000 control system Wärtsilä reduction gearbox SCV 62 3 × Caterpillar 3412C 435 kVA at 1500 rpm 1 × Caterpillar 3056 105 kVA at 1500 rpm 2 × type MD stern shaft seals 2 × bow thrusters, 200 kW (270 hp)^[source]

Name

Kuang Hua VI class^[source]

—

Builders

CSBC Corporation, Taiwan^[source]

ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]

Operators

Republic of China Navy^[source]

Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]

Preceded by

Hai Ou class^[source]

—

Cost

NT$401 million (US$12.3 million)^[source]

—

In service

2003^[source]

—

Planned

30, plus the prototype FACG-60^[source]

7^[source]

Active

30 (as of September 1, 2025)^[source]

7^[source]

Retired

1（prototype）^[source]

—

Type

Missile boat^[source]

Offshore patrol vessel^[source]

Propulsion

Tognum Series 4000 diesel engines^[source]

—

Electronic warfare & decoys

2 × AV-2 decoy launchers^[source]

—

Armament

4 × Hsiung Feng II AShM 1 × 20 mm T-75 cannon 2 × 7.62 mm T-74 machine guns^[source]

Guns : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)^[source]

Country of origin

Taiwan^[source]

—

Completed

—

7^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

Fire Control System : DESA ARIES Navigation : Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT Integrated Bridge System (IBS) Radars : 2 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E X-band radars 1 × Sperry Marine BridgeMaster E S-band radar^[source]

Aircraft carried

—

Chile: 1 × AS.365 Dauphin N2 Colombia: 1 × Bo 105^[source]

Aviation facilities

—

Hangar for a medium size helicopter^[source]