Keel laying ceremony of Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV-I) being built for Pakistan Navy was held at DAMEN Shipyard Galati, Romania. Pakistan and Damen signed a contract for the construction of two OPVs in June 2017.  Both vessels will be built in Romania. The 90 metre-long OPVs has a displacement of around one thousand 900 tons and will be used anti-surface, anti-air operations, maritime security operations (MSO), day & night helicopter operations, combat search and rescue (CSAR) and surveillance and intelligence gathering missions.

According to photos shared by the Pakistan Navy, offshore patrol vessels built for Pakistan are designated as OPV 1900.