Cape Verde patrol vessel Guardiao
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Guardiao is the Cape Verde Coast Guard's first patrol vessel based on the Damen Stan 5009 design.[1][2]
The Guardião is equipped with a vertically aligned "axe bow".[3] Damen asserts that a vertical bow has an advantage over a traditional clipper bow, when piercing waves. The clipper bow has more buoyancy when it pierces a wave, which causes the bow to rise and fall with greater intensity—which triggers seasickness in susceptible individuals. Guardião was the first patrol vessel built to a Damen axe-bow design to be launched.
Her crew of 18 either have their own cabin, or share a double cabin.[3]
The ship is equipped with a stern launching ramp, allowing it to deploy and retrieve a 7 metre high-speed daughter craft, without first coming to a stop.[3] Guardião is equipped for the short-term seating of up to 76 individuals, in the case of at-sea rescues, or the interception of undocumented migrants.[3]
Operational history
[edit]In 2016 Guardião participated in a joint exercise with US and Belgian vessels.[4]
References
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"Damen Stan Patrol 5009". Homeland Security Technology. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
The vessel can also be deployed in maritime security, protection of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), fisheries and environment inspection/protection, and search-and-rescue (SAR) missions, and offers enhanced sea-keeping performance and fuel efficiency at high speeds.
- ^ "Stan Patrol 5009 "Guardiao"". Damen Group. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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"Damen Shipyard's First Full Axe-bow Patrol Vessel Delivered to Cape Verdean Coast Guard". World Maritime News. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
In the stern, an integrated slipway is provided for the quick launching of a 7.5 metre rigid inflatable boat.