Monday, March 16, 2009

Navantia Launches Second OPV for Venezuela / Navantia Launches Second Patrol Boat For Venezuela

Navantia Launches Second OPV for Venezuela / Navantia Launches Second Patrol Boat For Venezuela
(NSI News Source Info) March 16, 2009: On 11st. March, Navantia launched, at the San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard, the second of four offshore patrol boats (OPV’s) that are being built for the Venezuelan Navy. The vessel was named “Yaviré” and was christened by Dña. Marieta Chapín de Yibirín. Attending the ceremony were, among others, the Venezuelan Ambassador to Spain, Alfredo Toro, the Vice-chairman of SEPI, Federico Montero, the Chairman of Navantia, Juan Pedro Gómez-Jaén and the San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard's General Manager, Fernando Miguélez. The patrol boat launched today has a length overall of 79.90 metres and the capacity to displace 1,500 tonnes and reach a maximum speed of 22 knots.
Venezuelan Navy, Coast guard ships -Four (4) spanish made OPV class BVL (on order) delivered in 2009~2010. CG-21 Guaicamacuto, under construction, CG-22 Yavire, under construction, CG-23 Naiguata, under construction and CG-24 Tamanaco, under construction. These ships will be able to carry out a wide variety of missions such as coastal surveillance and protection, protection of maritime traffic, health assistance to other ships, external firefighting, the fight and control of marine pollution, transport of personnel and provisions, search and rescue operations, rapid intervention, frogmen support, surface defence and passive electronic warfare. In addition to the CPV’s, Venezuela also ordered four ocean-going Exclusive Economic Zone Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV’s) with a length overall of 96.6 metres, displacement of 2,300 tonnes and a speed of 24 knots, which are being built in Puerto Real. The contract for these 8 patrol boats, whose construction will mean 5 million work hours (1,456,900 for Navantia and 3,580,700 for auxiliary industry), was signed on 28 November 2005. Their deliveries are scheduled to take place between October 2009 and July 2011.

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