Dearsan launches first New OPV for the Nigerian Navy - Naval News

Dearsan Shipyard signed a contract with the Nigerian Navy on November 3, 2021, in Abuja for the construction of two 76-meter offshore patrol vessels, following which the necessary steps were taken for the rapid implementation of the project and the keel laying ceremony of the two 76-meter offshore patrol vessels took place on September 16, 2022.

Today (26 October 2023), just 13 months later, the launching ceremony of the first vessel of the project is taking place.

In addition to the Nigerian delegation led by Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, the ceremony was attended by Mr. Gökhan Uçar, Vice President of the Turkish Defence Agency, Mr. Aziz Yıldırım, Chairman of the Dearsan, Mr. Murat Gordi, Dearsan’s Director General and many local and foreign guests.

Dearsan is a leading and prestigious shipyard in Turkiye, which was founded in 1980 and has built more than 120 commercial and military vessels since its establishment. In 2007, Dearsan was the first private shipyard to design and build Turkey’s first warship by winning the tender for 16 57-meter patrol vessels announced by the Turkish Defence Agency. Later, Dearsan became the first Turkish shipyard to export warships abroad by building the same ships for the Turkmen Navy at its shipyard in Turkmenistan.