Open KLABDB3K opened 3 weeks ago
That's Montenegro, not Macedonia (which is landlocked).
Montenegro amended. I should not type when mutli tasking.
If the models accurately portraying weaponry it looks like a 40mm BAE Systems Mk4 on the A position fore deck and two RWS 12.7mm (?) port and starboard of the bridge wings.
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Baseline
Senegal 58m OPV Walo.
Hypothetical
No
Name
TBD OPV-60M Montenegro (2027) *2
Class
OPV-60M
Country
Montenegro
Service
Navy
In Commission
2027 (based on 24 month construction time.)
Number in Service
2
Length (m)
62.2m
Beam (m)
9.5
Draft (m)
NA
Standard Displacement (t)
620
Full Displacement (t)
NA
Empty Displacement (t)
NA
Complement
26
Max Sea State
6
Primary Propulsion Type
Diesel
Propulsion
2 x Diesels
Fuel Capacity (kg)
TBA
Flank Speed (kt)
21
Range (nm) at Speed (kt)
5000 at cruise.
Sensors
Faruno Decca Navigation radar. Binoculars TBC
Mounts
To be confirmed.
Aircraft & Docking Facilities
2 x davits for 11m RHIB.
Comms/Datalinks
VHF HF UHF SATCOM
Ship Codes
Degaussed Steel Hull, Passive or Single Stabilizers
Comments
Armament to be disclosed. WIP
Sources
https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2024/montenegro-strengthens-its-navy-with-acquisition-of-two-opv-60m-patrol-vessels-from-kership https://www.kership.com/en/navire/opv-60/