FPB 72-class patrol boat
{{Short description|Fast patrol boat designed by Ocea}}
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{{Infobox ship image | Ship image = 300px | Ship caption = Philippine Coast Guard patrol boat, }} {{Infobox ship class overview | Builders = OCEA Shipbuilding, France | Operators = {{Navy|Nigeria}} {{Coast guard|Philippine}} {{Coast guard|Suriname}} | Class before = | Class after = | Subclasses = | Built range = | In commission range = | Total ships building = | Total ships planned = | Total ships completed = | Total ships cancelled = | Total ships active = | Total ships laid up = | Total ships lost = | Total ships retired = | Total ships scrapped = | Total ships preserved = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Header caption = | Ship type = Patrol boat | Ship displacement = 120 tons | Ship length = {{convert|24|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|5.8|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|1.7|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = 2 x 10V 2000 M72 MTU engines | Ship speed = {{convert|28|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range = *{{convert|800|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} at {{convert|21|kn}}
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French shipbuilding firm Ocea has designed and sold a fast patrol boat it calls the Ocea FPB 72.
{{As of|June 2018}} it has delivered FPB 72 vessels to Suriname, Nigeria and the Philippines.
Design
Nigerian Navy
Seven Ocea FPB 72 vessels were delivered to the Nigerian Navy. {{ship|NNS|Okpoku|P175|6}}, {{ship|NNS|Bomadi|P176|6}}, and {{ship|NNS|Badagry|P177|6}} were delivered in 2013. {{ship|NNS|Shiroro|P185|6}} and {{ship|NNS|Ose|P186|6}} were delivered in 2017. {{ship|NNS|Gongola|P189|6}} and {{ship|NNS|Calabar|P190|6}} were delivered in 2018.
Suriname Coast Guard
In November 2012 the defence and internal affairs Ministry of Suriname bought three patrol vessels from the French company Ocea for the Coast Guard. This order was worth 16 million euros. These patrol vessels will be used for fishery protection and to counterattack piracy in Surinamese waters. The first Fast Patrol Boat (P201), a Ocea FPB 98 type,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocea-ssm.com/june-2013-1st-delivery-coast-guard-republic-suriname-ocea-p201-ocea-fpb-98-mki|title=June 2013: 1st delivery to Coast Guard of the Republic of the Suriname by OCEA: "P201" (OCEA FPB 98 MKI) | Ocea SSM}} was delivered in June 2013. The first boat arrived in Paramaribo with a container vessel from the port of Saint-Nazaire, France. Delivery of the remaining two vessels (P101 & P102), FPB 72 types,{{Cite web|url=http://www.ocea-ssm.com/august-2013-2nd-delivery-coast-guard-republic-suriname-p101-and-p102-ocea-fpb-72-mkii|title = August 2013: 2nd delivery to Coast Guard of the Republic of the Suriname: "P101" and "P102" (OCEA FPB 72 MKII) | Ocea SSM}} occurred by the end of July, 2013.
Philippine Coast Guard
On September 9, 2014, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) through the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the French Shipbuilder OCEA entered an agreement to supply the latter with four 24 m FPB-72 Patrol Boats and one {{convert|82|m|ftin|abbr=on}} OPV-270 Offshore Patrol Vessel provided by a loan granted by the French Government.{{Cite web|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1019390/ph-coast-guard-gets-first-delivery-of-french-built-patrol-boats|title = PH Coast Guard gets first delivery of French-built patrol boats|date = 9 August 2018}}
The FPB-72 Patrol Boats is designated as {{sclass|Boracay|patrol vessel|1}} in the Philippine Coast Guard Service.
The first of the four FPB-72, BRP Boracay arrived at the Alava Pier in Subic, Philippines on August 8, 2018 while the second boat, BRP Panglao arrived on September 3. Both Boracay and Panglao were commissioned together during the PCG anniversary celebration on October 17, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://navaltoday.com/2018/01/16/philippines-coast-guard-orders-fast-patrol-boats-offshore-patrol-vessel-from-france/|title = Philippines Coast Guard orders fast patrol boats, offshore patrol vessel from France|date = 16 January 2018}}
BRP Malamawi, the third boat out of four, was launched in July 2018 and is expected to be delivered by November 2018. The fourth and last FPB-72 Patrol Boat for the Philippine Coast Guard, BRP Kalanggaman was launched August 13, 2018 and is expected to be delivered by January 2019.
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{{cite web
| url = http://www.ocea-ssm.com/september-2017-ocea-delivers-shiroro-p185-and-ose-p186-ocea-fpb-72-mkii-nigerian-navy-0
| title = September 2017: OCEA delivers "SHIRORO– P185" and "OSE - P186" (OCEA FPB 72 MKII) to the Nigerian Navy
| work = Ocea
| date = 2017-09-01
| accessdate = 2018-06-14
| quote = SHIRORO – P185” and “OSE – P186”, will join the three other 24-meter Fast Patrol Boats delivered in 2012 by OCEA: “OKPOKU – P175”, “BOMADI – P176” and “BADAGRY – P177”, as well as a 32-meter Fast Patrol Boat, type OCEA FPB 98 MKI, delivered in 2013: “DORINA – P101”. The fleet will be completed by three additionel FPB72 MKII and two FPB110 MKII.
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{{cite news
| url = http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49145:nigeria-receives-two-more-ocea-patrol-vessels&catid=51:Sea
| title = Nigeria receives two more Ocea patrol vessels
| work = Defence Web00
| date = 2017-09-06
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180614042349/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=49145:nigeria-receives-two-more-ocea-patrol-vessels&catid=51:Sea
| archivedate = 2018-06-14
| url-status = live
| quote = Ocea has delivered a number of vessels to Nigeria, including three FPB 72s in 2012 and a 32 metre FPB 98 Mk II in 2013, which were ordered by the Nigerian Port Authority for use by the Nigerian Navy.
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{{cite news
| url = http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50405:ocea-delivering-patrol-boats-to-nigeria&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106
| title = Ocea delivering patrol boats to Nigeria
| work = Defence Web
| date = 2018-01-18
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20180117122340/http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=50405:ocea-delivering-patrol-boats-to-nigeria&catid=51:Sea&Itemid=106
| archivedate = 2018-01-17
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| quote = The FPB 72s are 24 metres long and 5.8 metres wide. They can reach a speed of up to 35 knots and have a range of 600 miles at 12 knots. Crew is ten. They are equipped with a rigid-hulled inflatable boat on the aft deck.
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{{cite news
| url = http://www.ocea-ssm.com/news/ocea-launches-panglao-second-multi-role-vessel-philippine-cost-guards
| title = OCEA launches the " PANGLAO ", second multi-role vessel for the Philippine Cost Guards
| work = Ocea
| date = June 2018
| accessdate = 2018-06-14
| quote = Entirely designed and built by OCEA, this versatile and competitive 24 m type OCEA FPB 72 MKII is based on the model already operated by the Surinam Coast Guard (2 units) and Nigerian Navy (7 units) and adapted to meet the operational requirements of the Philippine Coast Guards.
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| url = https://mobile.navaltoday.com/2018/01/16/philippines-coast-guard-orders-fast-patrol-boats-offshore-patrol-vessel-from-france/
| title = Philippines Coast Guard orders fast patrol boats, offshore patrol vessel from France
| work = Naval Today
| date = 2018-01-16
| accessdate = 2018-06-14
| quote = The Philippines Coast Guard has contracted French shipbuilder OCEA for the delivery of four 24-meter patrol boats and one 84-meter offshore patrol vessel, the French company announced on January 8.
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