Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Viana do Castelo is a class of offshore patrol vessels planned by and for the Portuguese Navy, as a result of the NPO2000 Project (Portuguese, Navios de Patrulha Oceanica, for Oceanic Patrol Vessels), that are being constructed in the Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC). The eight to ten vessels of this class, specially designed to operate in the waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, will replace the Joao Coutinho and Baptista de Andrade class corvettes — currently being decommissioned —, and the small patrol boats of the Cacine class in their primary fisheries protection role (SIFICAP) and in their search and rescue (SAR) roles. Two of these vessels of the version Navios de Combate a Poluicao (NCP) will be fitted with anti-pollution systems — including Fast Oil Recovery systems. These vessels are named after portuguese coastal cities.

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