At the shipyard Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania, (It is part of the international shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards Group), the ceremony of the first steel cutting of the head of the patrol ship to Pakistan Navy, bmpd reports with reference to the Navy News Journal.
The contract for the construction of two large patrol ships OPV1900 for the Pakistani Navy was signed last summer. The transaction value is not specified.
reported, Both ships will be built entirely in Romania. In Pakistan, only supposed to install on their weapons and electronic equipment.
Pakistan became the first customer of patrol ships modification Damen Offshore Patrol Vessel (ON V) 1900.
Standard displacement of a ship of this project is over 1900 t, and the length of the body - 90 m. speed - 22 host.
Help resources: "In recent years, the shipyard Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania has become one of the main platforms Damen Group for the construction of ships for military purposes. In particular, at the beginning 2018 , the shipyard has completed the construction of two Tunisian Navy patrol ships Damen MSOPV project 1400, and a little earlier - two patrol ships Damen Sea Axe project 6711 for the Office of the Coast Guard and the protection of critical infrastructure of Abu Dhabi ".
