River Class Patrol Vessels: FOPV
| River Class OPV | OPV(H) River Batch 1A HMS Clyde |
River Class Batch 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Displacement: | 1,677 tonnes | 1847 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes |
| Length: | 79.5 metres 258 feet | 81.5 metres | 90.5 meters 294 feet |
| Breadth: | 13.6 metres | 13.6 metres | 13.6 metres |
| Depth: | 3.8 metres | 4.15 metres | ... |
| Complement: | 30 (Plus Royal Marine boarding party) | 39 | 60 persons |
| Speed: | 20 kts | 20 kts | 24 knots |
| Range: | 7800 nautical miles at 12 knots | 7800 nautical miles at 12 knots | 5,000 nautical miles |
| Endurance: | 35 days | ||
| Armament: | 1 x 20mm British Manufacturing and Research Company (BMARC) KAA Gun 2 x 12.7mm General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) |
1 x 30mm British Manufacturing and Research Company (BMARC) KAA Gun 5 x 12.7mm General Purpose Machine Gun 2 x mk 44 mini-gun |
1 x 30mm British Manufacturing and Research Company (BMARC) KAA Gun ? x 12.7mm General Purpose Machine Gun ? x mk 44 mini-gun |
| Sensors: |
X and S Band ARPA Radars ECDIS, Data DGPS Loran C, Gyro and Magnetic Compasses Log and Echo Sounder, Wind Speed and Direction Data Recording Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) Tracking System GMDSS Area A3 Military communications |
SCANTER 4100 air & surface surveillance radar, AIS, 2007 & 2008 ARPA radar, ECDIS, Data DGPS, Loran C, Gyro and magnetic compasses, Log and Echo sounder, Wind speed and direction indicator, GMDSS Area 3 A3 military communications |
BAE’s CMS-1 combat management system Kelvin Hughes I Band Doppler SharpEye radar for helicopter control and navigation Kelvin Hughes E/F Band SharpEye radar for navigation and collision avoidance. |
| Ships Boats: | 2x Halmatic Jet Pacific 22 Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB) | 1 x Halmatic Jet Pacific 22 Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB), 1 x Rigid Raider Mk III |
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| Machinery: |
2 x Ruston 12RK 270 Main Engines developing 4125kW @ 1000rpm Controllable pitch propellers 280kW Bow Thruster 3 x 250kW main generators 1 x emergency generator VTC Control and Monitoring System |
2 x Ruston 12RK 270 Main engines developing 4125kW @ 1000rpm, Controllable pitch propellers, 280kW Bow thruster, 185kW Stern thruster, 3 x 250kW main generators, 1 x emergency generator VTC Control and Monitoring system |
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| Aviation | none | Merlin helicopter flight deck | Merlin helicopter flight deck |
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