OPV-80-class patrol vessel vs Zulfighar class air-defence boat

APatrol & mine warfare vessels

OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Offshore patrol vessel

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Zulfighar class air-defence boat

Fast patrol craft

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 ↗

Zulfighar class air-defence boatZulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Length · Length

15.5 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 20 rows sourced on both sides

80.6m

15.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

80.6 m

Length

Single source

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

15.5 m

Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Length · Length

Single source

15.50 m (50 ft 10 in)^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Length

13m

4.4m

Beam

All recorded figures & sources

13 m

Beam

Single source

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

4.4 m

Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Beam · Beam

Single source

4.40 m (14 ft 5 in)^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Beam

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750mm

Draught

All recorded figures & sources

0.75 m

Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Draught · Draught

Single source

0.75 m (2 ft 6 in)^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Draught

41km/hMaximum

110km/h

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

41 km/h

Maximum

Single source

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

110 km/h

Maximum; Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Speed · Speed

Single source

60 knots (110 km/h)^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Speed

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

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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]

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 Zulfighar class air-defence boat configuration
Specification	OPV-80-class patrol vessel	Zulfighar class air-defence boat
Displacement	1,728–1,850 tons^[source]	16 tons^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Displacement
Complement	30, up to 60^[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]	Diesel^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Installed power
Builders	ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]	—
Operators	Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]	Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Operators
Planned	7^[source]	—
Completed	7^[source]	—
Active	7^[source]	—
Type	Offshore patrol vessel^[source]	Fast patrol craft^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Type
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]	AESA radar^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Sensors & processing systems
Armament	Guns : 40 mm/70 medium-calibre (A position) 2 × 12.7 mm guns (B position)^[source]	4 × VLS cells for Nawab anti-air missile 1 × 12.7mm machine gun^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Armament
Aircraft carried	Chile: 1 × AS.365 Dauphin N2 Colombia: 1 × Bo 105^[source]	—
Aviation facilities	Hangar for a medium size helicopter^[source]	—
Propulsion	—	2 × diesel engines^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Propulsion
National origin	—	Iran^[source]

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OPV-80-class patrol vessel

Zulfighar class air-defence boat

Displacement

1,728–1,850 tons^[source]

16 tons^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Displacement

Complement

30, up to 60^[source]

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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]

Diesel^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Installed power

Builders

ASMAR COTECMAR^[source]

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Operators

Chilean Navy Colombian National Navy^[source]

Navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Operators

Planned

7^[source]

—

Completed

7^[source]

—

Active

7^[source]

—

Type

Offshore patrol vessel^[source]

Fast patrol craft^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Type

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]

AESA radar^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Sensors & processing systems

Armament

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

4 × VLS cells for Nawab anti-air missile 1 × 12.7mm machine gun^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Armament

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]

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Propulsion

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2 × diesel engines^[source]Zulfaghar -class air-defense boat · Propulsion

National origin

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Iran^[source]