Spanish Navy commissions sixth Meteoro-class OPV

The Spanish Navy commissioned a newbuild offshore patrol vessel (OPV) into service on Monday, January 21.

Furor is the sixth of a planned nine Meteoro-class OPVs ordered for the Spanish Navy from state-owned shipbuilder Navantia.

The vessel has a length of 93.9 metres, a width of 14.2 metres, a draught of 4.2 metres, a speed of 20 knots, and a crew of 46. Armament includes a 76-millimetre naval gun, two 25-millimetre autocannons, and two 12.7-millimetre machine guns.