Defiant-class patrol vessel

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The Dominican Republic's Betelgeuse was the first Defiant class vessel to be commissioned.

The United States intends to build 13 small patrol vessels, based on the Damen Stan 2606 patrol vessel design, for small Caribbean nations, to be known as the Defiant class.[1][2][3] The United States Navy, which will play an oversight role in the ship's construction, also calls the design Near Coastal Patrol Vessels. The $54 million contract was awarded to Metal Shark Boats of Louisiana.[4]

Partner nations will include Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica and Guatemala.[5][6]

Like the United States Coast Guard's very successful Marine Protector patrol boats, also based on the Damen 2606 design, the Defiant-class vessels will be equipped with a stern launching ramp.[7][8][9]

The vessels will be able to accommodate a crew of ten or more—similar to the Marine Protector class.[3] The vessel will be powered by a pair of 2000 shp diesel engines.

The "endurance" of small patrol vessels is an estimate of how long they can remain at sea. The estimate is based on factors like the amount of food that can be stored on the vessel, and crew comfort and crew fatigue. The USCG's vessel's official mission endurance is five days, while the Defiant class vessels' official mission endurance is six days, in spite having more cramped crew quarters.

## Delivery[edit]

Delivery of Defiant class patrol vessels  image | name | operator | homeport | commissioned | retirement | notes

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| Betelgeuse (102) | Dominican Navy | Santo Domingo | 2020-08-21 |  |

* The Betelgeuse was commissioned on August 21, 2020.[10]
* The handover was attended by Emilio Recio Segura, Estanislao Gonell Regalado, Richard Vásquez Jiménez and Ney Aldrín Bautista Almonte, the senior officers in the Dominican Navy, Army, Air Force and National Police.[11]

| Río Aguán (FNH-8502) | Honduran Navy |  | 2021-07-09 |  |
| PM-15 | Navy of El Salvador |  | 2021-07-22 |  |
| General Omar Torrijos (P-230) | National Aeronaval Service (Panama) |  | 2021-12-02 |  |

## See also[edit]

* Pacific class patrol boat in the late 1980s Australia provided its neighbours with small patrol vessels
* Guardian class patrol boat Australia is replacing the patrol vessels it provided its neighbours.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Jon Rosamund. US plans Latin American patrol vessel, Maritime Security, 2016-04-26. Retrieved on 2018-03-02. “The US Navy has released details of a 75-85ft (23-26m) 'mothership' which officials hope will bolster the maritime security capabilities of partner nations in and around the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.”
2. ↑ Damen and Metal Shark partner for FMS patrol boat project, Marine Log, 2017-07-07. Retrieved on 2018-03-02. “The US Navy recently selected Louisiana-based Metal Shark to build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs) for United States partner nations through the Department of Defense Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program (see earlier story).”
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 85 Defiant Class Near Coastal Patrol Vessels (NCPVs), Naval Technology. Retrieved on 2018-03-02. “The large aft deck of the vessel can house a 5.5m-long, ten-person rigid-hulled inflatable boat (RHIB). The integrated stern slipway aboard the vessel will enable the launch and recovery of the boat.”
4. ↑ Metal Shark reels in big U.S. Navy contract to build patrol boats, Marine Log, 2017-06-23. Retrieved on 2018-03-16.
5. ↑ Damen, Metal Shark partner for NCPVs, Maritime Security, 2017-07-14. Retrieved on 2018-07-07. “Under the terms of the FMS, Metal Shark is building up to 13,85ft Defiant class welded aluminium cutters for the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala and other US partner nations.”
6. ↑ Ramona Adamson. Metal Shark Lands $54M Navy Contract to Build Near Coastal Patrol Vessels, Executive Biz, 2017-06-22. Retrieved on 2018-03-02.
7. ↑ Chuck Hill. Metal Shark Builds WPBs for FMS, Chuck Hill's blog, 2018-06-23. Retrieved on 2018-04-03. “The Metal Shark boats are a version of Damen’s Stan Patrol 2606 design, so nominally 26 meters long and 6 meters of beam, but according to the Website, 87′ length overall with a beam of 19’6″. The Marine Protector Class were also a Damen 2600 series design, so the two classes share a great deal of DNA.”
8. ↑ Defiant 80-85, Metal Shark. Retrieved on 2018-06-15.
9. ↑ Defiant 80-85 brochure, Metal Shark. Retrieved on 2018-06-15.
10. ↑ Xavier Vavasseur. Dominican Navy Commissions First Near Coastal Patrol Vessel, Naval News, 2020-08-21. Retrieved on 2020-08-23. “The Dominican Navy (Armada de Republica Dominicana) took delivery of, and commissioned, its first Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV). The vessel, Betelgeuse (102), was donated by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program and was built by Metal Shark.”
11. ↑ Armada Dominicana incorpora un buque guardacostas donado por Estados Unidos, Diario Libre, 2020-07-08. Retrieved on 2020-08-23. (in Spanish)