EDITORIAL COMMENT
Patrol boat design
– cheaper by the
dozen?
VT-built 90.5m offshore patrol vessel destined for Trinidad and
Tobago in 2011.
S
trict naval budgets have resulted and Colombia. Th e Argentine Navy plans Austal to the Government of Kuwait, the
in a trend towards increasing hull to build up to fi ve OPV 80s within the Yemen Ministry of Defence, the Austral-
numbers through the design and next few years, whereas the Colombian ian Customs Service and the New South
build of smaller vessels, such as coastal Navy will build one Fassmer OPV 80 Wales Water Police.
patrol vessels. In a report published by at COTECMAR shipyard. In this case In the USA, SeaArk Marine of Arkansas
the UK Ministry of Defence, spending on Fassmer has been awarded a contract to has seen delivery of the ‘Marine 7’ 21V
‘smaller warships’ for 2008, later explained supply not only the design but also provide Commander Centre patrol boat to the
to include offshore patrol vessels, has technical assistance, logistic support and town of Hempstead Bay Constables, New
decreased while spending on coastal and the complete material package. York. Th is craft is responsible for patrol,
ice-patrol vessels has increased. Spending More recently Fassmer introduced rescue, law enforcement and fisheries/
for Fiscal Year 2006-07 for smaller an increased OPV design with a total conservation enforcement on the south
warships was reported at more than £403 length of 92m; the Fassmer OPV 90. Th is shore of Long Island in the waters within
million (US$649.6 million), whereas for increased OPV version is off ered with a the town of Hempstead, Jones inlet and
FY2007-08 the spending decreased to just maximum speed of up to 28kts, a range of the Atlantic Ocean.
over £373 million. up to 12.000nm and with a crew capacity The SeaArk 21ft Commander and
An example of the increase in the of about 100 persons. Dauntless vessels are based on a widely
construction of coastal patrol vessels is the Elsewhere in Europe, Damen has proven hull designed by C. Raymond
delivery of the fi rst Maritime Patrol Vessel delivered the fi rst Stan Patrol 4207 for the Hunt & Associates, Massachusetts, and
(PZM) to be built by ASMAR shipyard, Albanian Navy. Th e vessel, named Iliria, are constructed of all-welded marine-
Talcahuano, Chile, named OPV PZM is the fi rst of a series of four vessels to be grade aluminium. Th e vessel features a
Piloto Pardo for the Chilean Navy. built for the Albanian Coast Guard. She deep-V variable deadrise hull that is said
Its main function will be to protect the will perform patrol as well as search and to produce a smooth, dry and stable ride.
27million km
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of Chilean territorial sea rescue (SAR) duties along the Albanian SeaArk is currently producing a large
and the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). coast line. quantity of Commander and Dauntless
Th e fi rst of two 90m, 1500tonne OPVs Austal of Australia has been particu- class vessels for the US Navy for port
designed by German shipbuilder Fassmer, larly busy of late, having been awarded security at naval installations worldwide,
OPV Piloto Pardo was handed over to the the contract to build six 30m aluminium as well as numerous patrol boats, fi re/
Chilean Navy at the end of the second fast patrol craft for the Government of the rescue boats and homeland security boats
quarter 2008. All technical requirements Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. for federal, state and local agencies.
were met or exceeded to the full satisfac- Th e all-aluminium fast patrol boats will It remains to be seen whether this
tion of the Chilean Coastguard who will support the Trinidad and Tobago Coast trend for smaller craft will continue, and
operate the vessel under the Chilean Navy. Guard in providing sustained surveil- especially as the UK Royal Navy is seeing
Th e project has been seen as a success for lance in the country’s internal waters, the delays in launching some of the larger
both Fassmer and ASMAR. The vessel archipelagic territorial sea and its EEZ. vessels under construction, perhaps due
is part of the US$54 million Danuvio IV The contract, which was awarded to the current economic climate, but as
(PZM) programme. following a competitive international 2008 draws to a close it is interesting to
In the meantime Fassmer has sold invitation to tender process, followed observe a trend in the global shipbuilding
similar OPVs to the navies of Argentina similar naval fl eets recently delivered to market emerging. SBI
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