TAIS OPV series: patrol vessels in four hull lengths
Quick answer: The OPV series is the offshore patrol vessel family offered in four hull lengths in the TAIS Shipyards catalog: OPV-75, OPV-85, OPV-90 and OPV-95. Each length is listed on the official website in two mission versions, Heavy Duty and Multi-Mission. The series is accompanied by the 77-meter KAAN-77 and the 65-meter large patrol craft LPC-65. Patrol vessels are platforms that operate at lower cost than combatants in missions such as exclusive economic zone patrol, counter-smuggling, search and rescue, and fisheries enforcement.
The series in one table
| Platform | Length overall | Displacement | Speed | Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPV-75 | 75 m | 1,320 t | 24 kn | 53 |
| OPV-85 | 85 m | 1,500 t | 24 kn | 73 |
| OPV-90 | 90 m | 1,900 t | 22 kn | 83 |
| OPV-95 | 95 m | 2,000 t | 24 kn | 73 |
| LPC-65 | 65 m | 660 t | 27 kn | 55 |
The values were taken from TAIS’s official product pages. For the KAAN-77 the official page publishes no detailed numerical breakdown; that hull’s technical data is not officially disclosed. The difference between the versions lies in the weapons and sensor load: Heavy Duty versions emphasize a reinforced weapons configuration, Multi-Mission versions mission flexibility.
The logic of the length choice
The four hull lengths are set up to answer different budgets and mission profiles from a single design family. The 1,320-ton OPV-75 marks the lower bound of offshore patrol, while the 2,000-ton OPV-95 represents the upper end approaching the corvette class. That the OPV-95 operates with a crew of 73 — fewer than the OPV-90 — suggests, on the official figures, that automation scales with size across the series. For customers seeking a more heavily armed hull, the address within the catalog is the BORA corvette and frigate family.
LPC-65 and the fast craft
Below the series sits the LPC-65 large patrol craft: 65 meters, 660 tons and 27 knots. The official website lists the craft’s anti-surface warfare (ASuW) and anti-air warfare (AAW) equipped versions on separate pages. The catalog also holds the FAC-33/40/45 fast attack craft, the FACM-70 missile-armed fast attack craft, the FPB-57/68 fast patrol boats and the CPV-56 coastal patrol vessel; these hulls address the boat tier of coast guard and navy inventories.
The logic of the OPV market
The patrol vessel is one of the most active segments of world ship exports, because it is the platform every coastal state needs to police its exclusive economic zone without requiring a frigate budget. Buyers typically take the hull and basic navigation systems as fixed, then tier the weapons, sensors and helicopter capability to their budget. TAIS listing each length in two mission versions answers this purchasing behavior directly: the same hull is offered with two ready configuration frameworks, and intermediate solutions are left to customer requirements. The design language the series shares with the BORA family also maps a growth path to corvette and frigate lengths for a buyer that later wants to expand its fleet.
Reference production context
In the patrol vessel size band the member yards have a delivered example: the roughly 90-meter training ships ADİK delivered to Qatar are, as Naval News reports, hulls able to perform offshore patrol as a secondary role. That production experience is described in the CTS-90 file, and the export context in the export file. No order from the OPV series has been announced; the series is at the catalog-proposal stage. That the member yards have delivered classed, on-schedule hulls of similar size is the series’ main foundation on the production side; order developments will be updated in this file.
Frequently asked questions
What is an OPV?
An Offshore Patrol Vessel. These are high-endurance ships with a limited weapons load, built for exclusive economic zone patrol, enforcement and search and rescue missions.
What is the difference between Heavy Duty and Multi-Mission?
The official catalog offers each length in two versions; Heavy Duty emphasizes the weapons load, Multi-Mission emphasizes mission flexibility. The detailed configuration is set to customer requirements.
Which is the fastest in the series?
Per the official figures, the LPC-65 at 27 knots. On the OPV hulls, speed sits in the 22-24 knot band.
Has any country ordered from the OPV series?
No order has been announced. The delivered example in a nearby size band is the training ships supplied to Qatar.
Why is there no data for the KAAN-77?
The official product page publishes no detailed numerical breakdown; since no unsourced figures are used, it was left out of the table.
Sources and verification note
All numerical values are data published on TAIS’s official product pages. Accessed: August 13, 2026.
- TAIS, OPV-75 Heavy Duty BORA: https://www.taisshipyards.com/en/opv-75-heavy-duty-bora
- TAIS, OPV-85 Heavy Duty BORA: https://www.taisshipyards.com/en/opv-85-heavy-duty-bora
- TAIS, OPV-90: https://www.taisshipyards.com/en/opv-90-offshore-patrol-vessel
- TAIS, OPV-95 Heavy Duty BORA: https://www.taisshipyards.com/en/opv-95-heavy-duty-bora
- TAIS, LPC-65 ASuW: https://www.taisshipyards.com/en/lpc-65-asuw
- TAIS, KAAN-77 and boat series (product index): https://www.taisshipyards.com/en/products
- Naval News, “Turkey’s ADIK Shipyard Delivers First Training Ship For Qatar” (08.2021): https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/08/turkeys-adik-shipyard-delivers-first-training-ship-for-qatar/
