OPV-80-class patrol vessel vs Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel

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APatrol & mine warfare vessels

OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Offshore patrol vessel

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel

Offshore patrol vessel

First system

Second system

At a glance

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

OPV-80-class patrol vesselLength

80.6 m

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Viana do Castelo-class patrol vesselLength

83.1 m

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OPV-80-class patrol vessellarger figure on 2 of 3

Beam
Speed+5%

Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 24 rows sourced on both sides

80.6m

83.1m

Length+3%

All recorded figures & sources

80.6 m

Length

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

83.1 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

OPV-80-class patrol vessel and Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel configuration
Specification	OPV-80-class patrol vessel	Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel
Displacement	1,728–1,850 tons^[source]	1,850 tons^[source]
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]	2 x Wärtsilä diesel engines (3,900 kW (5,200 hp) each), 2 electric engines (200 kW (270 hp) each)^[source]
Builders	ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]	Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) and West Sea Shipyard^[source]

Operators	Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]	Portuguese Navy^[source]

Planned	7^[source]	10^[source]

Completed	7^[source]	4^[source]

Active	7^[source]	4^[source]

Type	Offshore patrol vessel^[source]	Offshore patrol vessel^[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]	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^[source]

Armament	Guns : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)^[source]	1 × 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin WS 2 × M2 Browning machine gun 2 x MG 3 machine gun^[source]

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

Aviation facilities	Hangar for a medium size helicopter^[source]	Medium-sized helicopter pad but no hangar supporting Super Lynx Mk.95^[source]

Preceded by	—	João Coutinho -class corvette^[source]

Subclasses	—	NPO - ocean patrol vessel NCP - anti-pollution vessel^[source]

In commission	—	2010–present^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried	—	2 x Rigid Inflatable Boats^[source]

Notes	—	Anti-pollution version (NCP) System for recovery and transfer of pollutants spilled on the ocean. Barrier launcher. 2 × Floating tank of "Unibag" type, of 50 m3 each. 1 × Internal coil of vapor circulation, to allow the heating of the existing pollutant products inside of the tanks, to facilitate their extraction.^[source]

Source measurement	—	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.^[source]Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Armament consists of a 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin, it replaces one 40 mm L/60 turreted gun in NRP Viana do Castelo , and four mounts to be armed with two 7.62 mm light machine guns and two 12.7 mm M2 Browning as well as two launching systems for MK55 Mod 2 mines . The ships are designed to operate automated 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. Each ship is capable of accommodating a Super Lynx MK95 light helicopter.^[source]Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The third series of the Viana do Castelo class will be armed with one 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin, one Mark 32 torpedo tube , one launching system for MK55 Mod 2 mines, countermeasure launcher, two Protector RWS and various 12.7 mm M2 Brownings.^[source]Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

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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.^[source]Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Armament consists of a 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin, it replaces one 40 mm L/60 turreted gun in NRP Viana do Castelo , and four mounts to be armed with two 7.62 mm light machine guns and two 12.7 mm M2 Browning as well as two launching systems for MK55 Mod 2 mines . The ships are designed to operate automated 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. Each ship is capable of accommodating a Super Lynx MK95 light helicopter.^[source]Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The third series of the Viana do Castelo class will be armed with one 30 mm Oto Melara Marlin, one Mark 32 torpedo tube , one launching system for MK55 Mod 2 mines, countermeasure launcher, two Protector RWS and various 12.7 mm M2 Brownings.^[source]Viana do Castelo-class patrol vessel · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage