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Friday, March 05, 2010

Navantia Launches and Commissions Two OPVs to Venezuelan Navy

Guaicamacuto class patrol boatNavantia has launched the third of four economic zone patrol boats (PVOZEE), named Yekuana and christened by Lorena López de Toro, at the San Fernando-Puerto Real shipyard.

This ship is the third of a series of four that Navantia is building for the Venezuelan Navy. Construction started in December 2008 and the keel laying took place last September.

The PVOZEE has a length of 98.90m, a displacement of 2,200t and a maximum speed of 25kn. Its missions will include the control of the economic exclusive zone, search and rescue as well as anti-air, anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.

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