RiverHawk OSV 60

RiverHawk OSV 60
Class overview
Builders: RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames (RHFSF)
Operators:
Cost: 70M$ for 2 units
Completed:
  • OSV 1(USN) or OSV 401 “Al Basra”
  • OSV 2(USN) or OSV 402 “Al Fayhaa”
General characteristics
Type:
  • Offshore Support Vessel
  • Offshore Patrol Vessel
  • Troop Transport
Length: 60.00 m (196.85 ft)
Beam: 11.20 m (36.7 ft)
Draught: 3.90 m (12.8 ft)
Propulsion:
  • 2 Caterpillar 3516C engines
  • 3150 BHP @ 1800 rpm
Capacity:
  • 2* Fast Attack Boats (FABs)
  • Accommodation for 14 fast attack boat (FAB) crew members and six divers, and seating for 40 troops [1]
Complement: 26 crew members
Armament:
Aviation facilities: Vertical replenishment/Helicopter deck

The RiverHawk OSV 60 is a 60-meter multi-function Offshore Support Vessel, providing a wide range of capabilities from command and control, to support and protection of oil/Gas installations, to acting as a “mothership” for patrol boats.

Designer and Naval Architects

International Maritime Consultants (IMC) [2] was responsible for the functional design of the Iraqi Navy Al Basra class 60 metre OSV. The original design draws heavily from the offshore support vessel sector, since the boats were designed to conduct both maritime security operations and offshore service tasks.

IMC [2] is an independent naval architecture consultancy based in Fremantle, Western Australia providing a comprehensive range of naval architecture, marine engineering and project management services to the global marine, maritime and offshore industries.

Features and capabilities

Troops transport

RiverHawk OSV 60 class ships can accommodate dozens of troops including Marine Commandos, SCUBA divers or transport support for crew changes and resupply to the platforms. The well deck accommodate two Fast attack boats and gives the vessel the capability to intercept suspicious vessels, search and rescue and landing troops on shore.

Support

The RiverHawk OSV 60 class is constructed and fitted to accomplish a variety of jobs. The vessel is equipped with a firefighting capability and fire monitors for fighting external fires at sea. Also, the vessel is equipped with oil containment and recovery equipment to assist in the cleanup of a spill at sea. In addition the vessel has a towage capacity of 3150 BHP.

Patrol vessel

The RiverHawk OSV 60 class is a blue water vessel operational and maneuverable in very difficult weather conditions, the vessel can accomplish all the mission of an offshore patrol vessel. The vessel has the capacity to acting as a “mothership” for small patrol boats and has the mission to provide logistic support from repairs,to crew provisions, to refueling. [3]

Armament

Ships of the RiverHawk OSV 60 are supplied with one 30 mm MSI Seahawk for air defense and naval gunfire. They are also equipped with four 12.7 mm M2-HB Browing machine guns and six M240 light machine guns. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "RiverHawk OSV 60 accommodation capacity" (PDF). Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "IMC - International Maritime Consultants – Vessel Design, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering and Project Management". International Maritime Consultants. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
  3. ↑ "RiverHawk OSV 60 features and capabilities" (PDF). RiverHawk Fast Sea Frames LLC. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ "RiverHawk OSV 60 armament". Defense Media Network. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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