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F S FLAMANT at Rothesay Dock, Clydebank (Scotland, UK) on military operations / goodwill visit
Ship's locationRothesay Dock, Clydebank (River Clyde, Scotland, UK)Port of RegistryFrench Navy (France)
Arrived fromSea

Image contributed by Robert McManus

The Flamant-class patrol vessel are a series of three Type OPV54 patrol boats of the French Navy used for fishery monitoring, search and rescue, and patrolling France's exclusive economic zone out to 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi).  


For those who are absolutely thirsty for knowledge the ship's name FLAMANT means Flamingo.


Class overview

Builders Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, Cherbourg

Operators French Navy

In commission 1996–present

Completed 3

Active 3

General characteristics [1]

Type Patrol boat

Displacement

300 tonnes (295 long tons) standard

477 tonnes (469 long tons) full load

Length 54 m (177 ft 2 in) o/a

Beam 10 m (32 ft 10 in)

Draught 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)

Propulsion

2 × 3,050 hp (2,274 kW) Deutz-MWM TBD 620 V16 diesel engines

2 × 930 hp (694 kW) Deutz-MWM TBD234 V12 diesel engines

2 × variable-pitch propellers

Speed 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)

Range 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 14 kn (26 km/h)

Boats & landing

craft carried 1 × 6.7 m (22 ft) Zodiac "Hurricane" RHIB

Complement 21 (3 officers and 18 men)

Armament 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns