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What does OPV stand for?

Offshore Patrol Vessel


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THE INDIAN Navy has deployed an offshore patrol vessel, INS Savitri, along with a Chetak helicopter and Marine Commandos, Marcos, for the surveillance of the exclusive economic zone of Seychelles and Mauritius.
Byline: ANI New Delhi, Nov 23 (ANI): The Indian Navy has deployed the INS Savitri, an Offshore Patrol Vessel with a Chetak helicopter and marine commandos, for surveillance of exclusive economic zone of Seychelles and Mauritius from the end of November till the early part of January 2010.
INS Shardul, an amphibious warship and Indian Coast Guard ship Varuna, an offshore patrol vessel, had gone to Seychelles and Mauritius for training purposes, but we have asked the ships to remain in the area for a longer duration to carry out surveillance and anti-piracy patrols," Navy officials said here.
Modelled on the Irish Defence Forces, they would have just eight offshore patrol vessels and eight trainer aircraft - with no combat jets.
The offshore patrol vessel will sail up the River Mersey and berth alongside the new cruise liner jetty adjacent to the Liver Building.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Camcopter S-100 drone from Schiebel has recently completed a series of flights from the helipad of an Indian Navy offshore patrol vessel in the Arabian Sea.
HMS Mersey is the third of the River Class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) built for fishery protection around the UK.
The 262ft offshore patrol vessel is the first ship to be constructed at the Hampshire base since 1967 when the Leander-class frigate HMS Andromeda was completed.

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