NRP Viana do Castelo

VIANA DO CASTELO CLASS

The Oceanic Patrol Vessel Viana do Castelo was built at the Naval Shipyards of Viana do Castelo. It was commissioned by the Portuguese Navy on December 30th, 2010. The ship was designed as a non-combatant vessel and was meant mainly to perform State authority tasks and perform tasks of public interest in areas of national responsibility and jurisdiction.

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules with a highlighted castle Argent, open and fenestrated Sable. Central tower topped off by an armed arm Argent with a hand wielding a sword Argent with two scallops Or on the chief´s cantons. Naval Coronet Or lined in Gules. Banderole wavy Argent with the motto “N.R.P. VIANA DO CASTELO” in dark capital letters, elzevir font.

Patron

Viana do Castelo, a city since 1848 and a small town since 1258, had its origins in an agro-fishing agglomerate on the left bank of the Lima River´s mouth, and a descendant of towns from surrounding hills, namely Santa Luzia, where the ruins of a castro are preserved. Pero do Campo Tourinho was the Capitan of Porto Seguro, and it was by the epic resistance to the troops of Patuleia that the Queen D.Maria II elevated, by royal letter, Viana to city on January 20th, 1848, affecting to it the name of the most symbolic monument of its past and its value. Therefore, Viana of Lima River´s mouth was henceforth called Viana do Castelo.

Characteristics

Displacement1850 tonsLength83,1 metersBeam12,95 metersDraught3,82 meters
PropulsionMaximum speed21 knots
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​​​​​​​​​MISSION AND EMPLOYMENT

​A ship particularly designed to operate in the national economic exclusive zone, performing tasks of Maritime Search and Rescue, fishing supervision, maritime traffic control, maritime pollution prevention and combat, and preventing and battling illegal activities such as drug trafficking, illegal immigration, weapons smuggling in cooperation with other national authorities.​

Data de Atualização: 08 de February de 2022

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