The ''Serviola''-class patrol boats are a series of
patrol boats built in 1990 at the shipyard in
Ferrol Ferrol may refer to:
Places
* Ferrol (comarca), a coastal region in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain
* Ferrol, Spain, industrial city and naval station in Galicia, Spain
** Racing de Ferrol, an association football club
* Ferrol, Romblon, municipality in ...
in the former Empresa Nacional Bazan (now
NAVANTIA) for the
Spanish Navy. They entered service with the Spanish Navy from October 1992. They are based in the
Galician port of Ferrol making most of their patrols along the Galician and
Cantabrian coasts.
They are designed to remain at sea for long periods of time and withstand rough sea conditions without significant degradation of their capabilities. Each ship is equipped with a
flight deck that allows it to operate medium-sized helicopters, a
sick bay with six beds, and two rigid inflatable boats.
There are currently four ships in service.
On 3 May 2011 the Spanish patrol boat entered waters around
Gibraltar
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and ordered ships to leave the area. She met of the
Royal Navy and left after about 90 minutes.
Ships
References
{{Ship classes of the Spanish Navy
Patrol vessels of the Spanish Navy
Patrol ship classes