Naval Warfare

Damen launches LST 100 for Nigeria

17th November 2021

The ship is scheduled to be delivered to the Nigerian Navy in 2022.

Naval Warfare

Lana embarks on delivery voyage to Nigeria

23rd April 2021

A 60m-long vessel is on its way to Nigeria, to be used for variety of missions.

Naval Warfare

OCEA unveils new offshore support vessel design

22nd October 2020

OSV 250 is designed to fulfil a broad range of missions, from hygrographic and oceanic surveys to MCM and SAR

Naval Warfare

OCEA launches research vessel for Nigeria

28th September 2020

A new vessel for the Nigerian Navy was launched on 24 September at the OCEA shipyard in Les Sables d'Olonne, France. The hydrographic research vessel …

Naval Warfare

Damen begins LST 100 build for Nigerian Navy

19th February 2020

Damen Shipyards Sharjah in the UAE has commenced construction of the LST 100 landing craft for the Nigerian Navy with a keel-laying ceremony. The LST …

OPVs

OPV 76 [Nigeria]

Programme Background Timeline On 3 November 2021, Dearsan announced that it had signed a contract with the Nigerian Navy to construct two vessels. The design and ...

Corvettes

Chinese Corvette [Algeria]

Programme Background A press release by the UK-based maritime classification society Lloyd's Register (LR) in 2020 revealed the company had been selected to provide assurance and ...

Frigates

ex-USCG Hamilton Class Cutter (Bahrain)

Programme Background Very little has been said about the transfer of an ex-Hamilton-class cutter to Bahrain, but it is one of the final two to ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships

Buque de Desembarco de Tanques (LST) [Argentina]

Programme Background Requirements Argentina is seeking to renew its amphibious capabilities through the procurement of a Buque de Desembarco Multiproposito (Landing Ship Transport/Landing Ship Tank). The ...

Frigates

Light Frigate Procurement Programme [Nigeria]

Programme Background Timeline In August 2017, the Nigerian Navy's Navy Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Vice-Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, addressed the public stating the Navy ...

OPVs

Offshore Patrol Vessels [Uruguay]

Programme Background Requirements Although no official information regarding the technical specification had been released, early rumours suggested that the Uruguayan Navy was likely to procure ...

Landing platform docks/dock landing ships, Sealift/replenishment vessels

LST 100

The Landing Ship Transport (LST) 100 has been designed by the Dutch company Damen with one vessel ordered for the Nigerian Navy. The ship is ...

Patrol boats

FPB 72 Mark II

The FPB 72 Mark II is a class of fast patrol vessels designed for carrying out maritime patrols with navies and coast guard agencies. It ...

Patrol boats

OSV 190

The OSV 190 vessel from French company Ocea, is primarily a survey vessel but also undertakes patrol. One vessel has been built for the Nigerian ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

FPB 110 MKII

The FPB 110 MKII fast patrol boat is intended for maritime patrolling, protection, law enforcement, counter-piracy and SAR missions in an EEZ. The vessel design ...

OPVs

OPV 76

The Offshore Patrol Vessel 7, or OPV 76, is being built by Dearsan Shipyard. It is designed to conduct a range of primary missions, such as anti-air warfare, maritime ...

Frigates

Hamilton Class

The Hamilton-class cutter was originally the largest class of vessels operated by the US Coast Guard (USCG) before being replaced by the Legend-class. 12 cutters ...

Patrol boats

FPB 110

The FPB 110 is a class of multi-role fast patrol vessels designed for carrying out maritime patrols with navies and coast guard agencies. It can ...

Patrol boats

Tuzla Class

Dearsan has built 16 Tuzla-class littoral patrol boats for the Turkish Navy under a contract signed in 2007. Ten vessels have also been ordered and delivered ...

Minehunters

Lerici/Gaeta Class

The Lerici- and Gaeta-classes of minehunters are in service with the Italian Navy, and modified Gaeta variants entered into service with the Royal Australian Navy ...

Patrol boats

FPB 98 MKI

The FPB 98 MKI is a fast patrol boat designed and built by the French company OCEA. The vessel, which is in service in four different ...

Fast attack/patrol craft and interceptors

Shaldag Mk II

The Shaldag Mk II is a variant of the Shaldag-class fast patrol boats (FPBs) built by Israel Shipyards and first launched in 1989 as a multi-mission vessel ...

Frigates

Almirante Brown (MEKO 30 H2) Class

The Almirante Brown-class consists of four frigates based on the MEKO 360 H2 design built by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg. Six were initially ordered in 1978 by the ...