Danish OPVs and oversized patrol ships

Are Danish OPVs currently the best vessels for offshore patrol missions?

The reply does not identify a best Danish design; it explains that the OPV label covers markedly different missions and ships, including very large Chinese patrol vessels.

The reply does not settle on a best Danish design because the OPV category includes very different ships. Mission, construction, duties, and armament matter as well as displacement, allowing Italian patrol ships and American National Security Cutters to appear in the same comparison. Chinese examples reach a cited 10,700 and 12,000 tons, well beyond the size usually associated with a patrol vessel. The 12,000-ton example carries a 76 mm gun, 30 mm weapons, additional anti-aircraft armament, and a helicopter hangar. Its role in South China Sea disputes is described as using sheer size to dominate encounters with smaller vessels.