Defiant-class patrol vessel
Class overview | |
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Name | Near Coastal Patrol Vessel |
Builders | Metal Shark Boats, Louisiana |
Cost | US$5.2 million (PM-15) |
Built | 2018–present |
Planned | 13 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 55 tonne |
Length | 26.59 m (87 ft 3 in) |
Beam | 6.05 m (19 ft 10 in) |
Draft | 1.45 m (4 ft 9 in) |
Propulsion | 2 × Caterpillar C32 diesels, 2 shafts |
Speed | 25 knots |
Range | 706 nmi (1,308 km) at 12 knots |
Complement | 10 |
The United States intends to build 13 small patrol vessels, based on the Damen Stan 2606 patrol vessel design, for small Caribbean nations, to be known as the Defiant class.[1][2][3] The US Navy, which will play an oversight role in the ship's construction, also calls the design Near Coastal Patrol Vessels. The $54 million contract was awarded to Metal Shark Boats of Louisiana.[4]
Partner nations will include Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Guatemala.[5][6]
Like the US Coast Guard's very successful Marine Protector class, also based on the Damen 2606 design, the Defiant-class vessels will be equipped with a stern launching ramp.[7][8][9]
The vessels will be able to accommodate a crew of ten or more—similar to the Marine Protector class.[3] The vessel will be powered by a pair of C32 Caterpillar 2,000 shaft horsepower (1,500 kW) diesel engines.
Delivery[]
name | operator | homeport | commissioned | retirement | notes |
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Dominican Navy | Santo Domingo | 2020-08-06[10] |
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Honduran Navy | 2021-07-09[12] | ||||
Navy of El Salvador | 2021-07-22[13] | ||||
National Aeronaval Service | 2021-12-02[14] |
See also[]
- Pacific-class patrol boat in the late 1980s Australia provided its neighbours with small patrol vessels
- Guardian-class patrol boat Australia is replacing the patrol vessels it provided its neighbours.
References[]
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Jon Rosamund (2016-04-26). "US plans Latin American patrol vessel". . Archived from the original on 2016-04-30. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
The US Navy has released details of a 75-85ft (23-26m) 'mothership' which officials hope will bolster the maritime security capabilities of partner nations in and around the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
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"Damen and Metal Shark partner for FMS patrol boat project". . 2017-07-07. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
The US Navy recently selected Louisiana-based Metal Shark to build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for United States partner nations through the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program (see earlier story).
- ^ "Metal Shark reels in big U.S. Navy contract to build patrol boats". . June 23, 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-23. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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"Damen, Metal Shark partner for NCPVs". . 2017-07-14. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
Under the terms of the FMS, Metal Shark is building up to 13,85ft Defiant class welded aluminium cutters for the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala and other US partner nations.
- ^ Ramona Adamson (2017-06-22). "Metal Shark Lands $54M Navy Contract to Build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels". . Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
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Chuck Hill (2018-06-23). "Metal Shark Builds WPBs for FMS". . Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
The Metal Shark boats are a version of Damen’s Stan Patrol 2606 design, so nominally 26 meters long and 6 meters of beam, but according to the Website, 87′ length overall with a beam of 19’6″. The Marine Protector Class were also a Damen 2600 series design, so the two classes share a great deal of DNA.
- ^ "Defiant 80-85" (PDF). Metal Shark. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Defiant 80-85 brochure" (PDF). Metal Shark. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
- ^ "Armada de República Dominicana Incorpora Nuevo Buque a su Flota Naval" (Press release) (in Spanish). Dominican Navy. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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"Armada Dominicana incorpora un buque guardacostas donado por Estados Unidos" [Dominican Navy incorporates a coastguard vessel donated by the United States]. Diario Libre (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Apoyo de Estados Unidos: Donación de Guardacostas Lancha Patrullera "Río Aguán" fortalecerá operaciones del escudo naval en el mar Caribe hondureño" (Press release) (in Spanish). Honduran Secretariat of National Defense. 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Fuerza Naval Recibe Patrullero Marítimo PM-15" (Press release) (in Spanish). Armed Forces of El Salvador. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "Senan cuenta con nueva embarcación para vigilar nuestros mares y costas" (Press release) (in Spanish). National Aeronaval Service. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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