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In February 2010, Dutch shipbuilder Dhruv helicopter and can reach a top speed
Damen Schelde Naval Shipyard launched of 25kts. Th e remaining three ships are due
the fi rst of four patrol ships for the Royal to be in service by 2011 and a further batch
Netherlands Navy. Displacing 3810tonnes of fi ve ships is planned.
the ships are large for a patrol vessel but Italian shipbuilder, Fincantieri, is
will provide the navy with an ocean-going building two 55m loa patrol vessels for the
vessel able to carry out sustained patrolling United Arab Emirates Naval Forces under
missions in the Netherlands Antilles in the a contract signed in January 2010. Under
Caribbean. Th e size of the ships means they Project Falaj 2, the company will deliver
have a hangar and fl ight deck providing an the two ships by 2012 and they are likely
organic helicopter capability and they also to be fi tted with surface-to-air missiles
have a multifunction space beneath the and anti-ship missiles to provide a strike
fl ight deck for extra troops, containers or capability and defence against air and
facilities to assist in a humanitarian crisis. surface threats as well as a 76mm gun and
Th e fi rst pair of ships is being built by other small calibre weapons. Th e ships are
Damen Schelde’s shipyard in Vlissingen based on Fincantieri’s Saettia-class patrol
under a US$450 million contract signed ship design that is in service with the Italian
in December 2007, with the latter pair Coast Guard. There are options for an
built at the company’s shipyard in Galati, additional two vessels, which if exercised,
Romania – under the supervision of may be built by local shipyard, Abu Dhabi
Schelde. Th e ships are expected to enter Shipbuilding, under a technology transfer
into service in 2011-13. agreement. The Saettia-class design is
The Indian Navy has ordered four popular: Fincantieri has built four patrol
2250tonnes OPVs that are being built by vessels to a modifi ed version of this design
Goa Shipyards Ltd. Th e ships will be a for the Iraqi Navy, which is attempting to
modifi ed variant of the design used for the re-capitalise its forces to protect its two oil
construction of the Indian Coast Guard’s terminals in the Arabian Gulf.
Sankalp-class patrol ships. Construction
of the fi rst ship started in 2007 and it is looking ahead
expected to enter service in 2010. Equipped Further into the future the UK Royal Navy is
with a 76mm gun and 30mm cannon also seeking to re-capitalise its patrol vessel
the vessels will be used for patrolling the fl eet under the C3 portion of its Future
Indian coastline and protecting India’s Surface Combatant programme. Up to
EEZ. Th e 105m loa OPVs can operate a eight, 2032tonnes multi-role ocean-capable
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The fi rst of four Holland-class patrol vessels being launched at Damen Schelde’s shipyard
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