OPV-80-class patrol vessel vs Yangyang-class minesweeper

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Offshore patrol vessel

Yangyang-class minesweeper — licensed reference photograph

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Yangyang-class minesweeper

Minesweeper

Credit

대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

OPV-80-class patrol vesselLength

80.6 m

Length source ↗

Yangyang-class minesweeperLength

60 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

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

Length+34%
Beam+24%

Yangyang-class minesweeperlarger figure on 0 of 2

None

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

Measured figures

Head to head

13 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

80.6m

60m

Length+34%

All recorded figures & sources

80.6 m

Length

Single source

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

60 m

Length

Single source

60 m (196 ft 10 in)^[source]

13m

10.5m

Beam+24%

All recorded figures & sources

13 m

Beam

Single source

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

10.5 m

Beam

Single source

10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)^[source]

1,728–1,850 tons

880tFull load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

1,728–1,850 tons^[source]

730 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

880 tonnes

Full load

Single source

730 tonnes (718 long tons) 880 tonnes (866 long tons) (Full load)^[source]

41km/hMaximum

28km/hMaximum; Speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

41 km/h

Maximum

Single source

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

28 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)^[source]

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

5,500km

Range

All recorded figures & sources

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]

5,500 km

Range

Single source

2,970 nmi (5,500 km)^[source]

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

Configuration

Details

OPV-80-class patrol vessel and Yangyang-class minesweeper configuration
Specification	OPV-80-class patrol vessel	Yangyang-class minesweeper
Complement	30, up to 60^[source]	about 50 –61^[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]	—
Builders	ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]	Kangnam Corporation^[source]
Operators	Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]	Republic of Korea Navy^[source]
Planned	7^[source]	—
Completed	7^[source]	6^[source]
Active	7^[source]	6^[source]
Type	Offshore patrol vessel^[source]	Minesweeper^[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]	Side scan sonar Variable Depth Sonar^[source]
Armament	Guns : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)^[source]	1 × 20 mm cannon Multi-purpose 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]	—
Built	—	1999–2021^[source]
In commission	—	1999–present^[source]
Propulsion	—	2 × Voith Schneider Propeller^[source]
Electronic warfare & decoys	—	Mine Disposal Vehicle (MDV)^[source]
Country of origin	—	South Korea^[source] South Korea^[source]

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OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Yangyang-class minesweeper

Complement

30, up to 60^[source]

about 50 –61^[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]

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Builders

ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]

Kangnam Corporation^[source]

Operators

Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]

Republic of Korea Navy^[source]

Planned

7^[source]

—

Completed

Active

Type

Offshore patrol vessel^[source]

Minesweeper^[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]

Side scan sonar Variable Depth Sonar^[source]

Armament

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

1 × 20 mm cannon Multi-purpose machine gun^[source]

Aircraft carried

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

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Aviation facilities

Hangar for a medium size helicopter^[source]

—

Built

—

1999–2021^[source]

In commission

—

1999–present^[source]

Propulsion

—

2 × Voith Schneider Propeller^[source]

Electronic warfare & decoys

—

Mine Disposal Vehicle (MDV)^[source]

Country of origin

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South Korea^[source]