The

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

shipbuilding firm The Damen Group, designs and manufactures a range of patrol vessels, of various sizes, including the Damen Stan 4207 Patrol Vessels. The Damen Stan patrol vessel designs' names include a four digit code, where the first two digits are the vessel's length, in metres, and the second two digits are its width.

Operators

Over a dozen nations have classes of vessels based on the Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel design, including: * Albanian Coast Guard (4) *

Royal Bahamas Defence Force The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) is the military of the Bahamas. Since the Bahamas does not have an army or an air force, its navy composes the entirety of its armed forces. Under The Defence Act, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has been m ...

(4) *

Barbados Coast Guard The Barbados Coast Guard is the maritime element of the Barbados Defence Force. Its responsibilities include territorial defence, patrolling Barbados' territorial waters and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), as well as conducting maritime law enforce ...

* Bulgarian Border Police *

Canadian Coast Guard The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; ) is the coast guard of Canada. Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and i ...

Honduran Navy The Honduran Navy is one of the Armed Forces of Honduras's three branches. The Honduran Navy was created through a presidential decree in the 14th of August 1976, with the stated goal of defending Honduran territorial waters, both in the Caribbea ...

Jamaica Defence Force The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is the combined military of Jamaica, consisting of an infantry Regiment and Reserve Corps, an Air Wing, a Coast Guard fleet and a supporting Engineering Unit. The JDF is based upon the British military model, with ...

Mexican Navy The Mexican Navy () is one of the components of the Mexican Armed Forces. The Secretariat of the Navy is in charge of administration of the navy. The commander of the navy is the Secretary of the Navy, who is both a cabinet minister and a career ...

* Netherlands Coast Guard *

Nicaraguan Navy The Nicaraguan Navy, officially the Naval Force of the Nicaraguan Army, () is the naval service branch of the Nicaraguan Armed Forces. The navy's mission is to ensure the defense and security of the islands, territorial waters and exclusive econ ...

* United Kingdom Border Force *

Venezuelan Navy The Bolivarian Navy of Venezuela (), commonly known as the Venezuelan Navy, is the navy, naval branch of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela. The Venezuelan Navy serves the purpose of defending the naval sovereignty of Venezuela, i ...

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

( Vietnam Maritime search and Rescue Coordination Center &

Vietnam Border Guard The Vietnam Border Guard () is the border security branch of the Vietnam People's Army. It is responsible for the management and protection of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, security, order and national boundaries on the mainland, i ...

) Some variants are equipped with deck guns, while others are equipped for peacetime duties like

search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

, fishery protection, environmental monitoring, or intercepting smugglers.

Ships in class

References

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Damen Group The Damen Group is a Dutch defence, shipbuilding, and engineering conglomerate company based in Gorinchem, Netherlands. Though it is a major international group doing business in 120 countries, it remains a private family-owned company. Dame ...

, date = 2014-04-01 , archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140728131826/http://www.damen.com/en/news/2014/04/mexican%20navy%20orders%20sixth%20damen%20stan%20patrol%204207 , archivedate = 2014-07-28 , accessdate = 2014-10-28 , url-status = dead , quote = This contract, the sixth patrol vessel of the Tenochtitlan class, underlines the excellent ongoing relationship between the Mexican Navy (Secretaria de Marina or SEMAR), and Damen. As all five previous vessels, this vessel will be built in the Mexican Navy Yard ASTIMAR 1 in Tampico, a city and port on the Gulf of Mexico. {{Cite web , url = http://www.janes.com/article/57030/mexican-navy-orders-three-more-damen-4207-patrol-vessels , title = Mexican Navy orders three more Damen 4207 patrol vessels {{! IHS Jane's 360 , website = www.janes.com, accessdate = 2016-01-06 {{cite news , url=http://www.damen.nl/Download.aspx?rId=1&type=Newsletter , title=Damen News 9 , publisher=

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, accessdate = 2011-12-01 , quote = Built at Damen Shipyards Gorinchem, the Stan Patrol 4207'' 'Obzor' ''was delivered to the Bulgarian border police on July 16, 2010. This project was made possible through Schengen funding. The'' 'Obzor' ''will be the most sophisticated vessel in the fleet and will patrol the border from her home port in Sozopol. , url-status = dead , archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111228194703/http://www.damen.nl/en/markets/interceptors , archivedate = December 28, 2011 {{cite news , url=http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog:27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post:cd0c3339-d5a0-4158-b086-5d1d1c21ebad , title=Barbados Bound , publisher=

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, date=2008-09-30 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220012354/http://uscg.mil/acquisition/newsroom/pdf/sentinelmediabrief.pdf , archivedate=2009-02-20 , accessdate=2009-09-26 , url-status=dead {{cite news , url=http://ricochet.ru/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:project-number-damen-4207&catid=7:patrol-and-pilot-boats&Itemid=10 , title=Project number: DAMEN 4207 , publisher=Ricochet.ru , year=2005 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826051118/http://ricochet.ru/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35:project-number-damen-4207&catid=7:patrol-and-pilot-boats&Itemid=10 , archivedate=2011-08-26 , accessdate=2009-09-26 , url-status=dead {{cite news , url = http://www.damen.com/news/2013/04/patrol-vessels-for-royal-bahamas-defence-force , title = Royal Bahamas Defence Force contracts Damen for fleet of long range patrol craft 19 Apr 2013 , publisher =

, date = 2013-04-19 , archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140718152912/http://www.damen.com/news/2013/04/patrol-vessels-for-royal-bahamas-defence-force , archivedate = 18 July 2014 , url-status = dead , quote = In addition, eight patrol vessels, four of the Damen Stan Patrol 4207 type and another four type SPa 3007, will join the Bahamas’ fleet. , access-date = 7 April 2018 {{cite news , url = http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/06/lock-stock-and-a-sandy-bottom/ , title = Lock, Stock and a Sandy Bottom , publisher = Think Defence , date = 2013-05-13 , archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130815144744/http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2013/06/lock-stock-and-a-sandy-bottom/ , archivedate = 2013-08-15 , accessdate = 2014-07-18 , url-status = live {{cite news , url=http://www.dedalonews.it/it/mobile.php?p=11426&more=1 , title=Difesa albanese ordina 4 pattugliatori a Damen Shipyards , publisher=dedalonews , date=2007-11-15 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004042430/http://www.dedalonews.it/it/mobile.php?p=11426&more=1 , archivedate=2011-10-04 , url-status=dead {{cite news , url=http://www.tos.nl/file/en/index.asp?pagina=319 , title=Iliria to Albania , publisher=Transport & Offshore Services , archiveurl=https://archive.today/20091004054956/http://www.tos.nl/file/en/index.asp?pagina=319 , archivedate=2009-10-04 , url-status=dead {{cite web , url = http://www.idsa.in/idsacomments/coast-guards-western-hemisphere-the-dutch-connection_sbmaharaj_270916 , title = Coast Guards in the Western Hemisphere – The Dutch Connection , author = Sanjay Badri-Maharaj , publisher =

Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), is an Indian think tank for advanced research in international relations, especially defence, strategic and security issues. It also provides training to civilian, military ...

, accessdate = 2016-09-28 , quote = The popularity of Damen vessels in the region is surprising considering the decidedly modest capabilities of the basic vessels. Building to standard designs (known as Standard Patrol or SPa), Damen’s construction process enables vessels to be fabricated in virtual kit form and assembled and integrated in a relatively short space of time. {{cite web , url = http://products.damen.com/~/media/Products/Images/Clusters%20groups/High%20Speed%20Crafts/Interceptor/Documents/Brochure_Damen_Security_Naval_and_Patrol.ashx , title = Damen Security Naval and Patrol , publisher =

, accessdate = 2016-09-28 {{cite news , url=http://www.marinetalk.com/articles-marine-companies/art/New-Customs-Patrol-Vessels-DAM001100453IN.html , title=New Customs Patrol Vessels , publisher=Marine talk , year=2001 , archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120150601/http://www.marinetalk.com/articles-marine-companies/art/New-Customs-Patrol-Vessels-DAM001100453IN.html , archivedate=2008-11-20 , accessdate=2009-09-26 , url-status=usurped Damen Group Patrol vessels