Inner harbours Amsterdam, Netherlands 24 March 2008
Homeport Cherbourg, France. Of the French Flamant class OPV54 patrol vessels with as tasks fishery protection SAR and French economic zone protection. Sister ships Coromorant and Pluvier. Ordered in Augusts 1993, laid down in March 1994, launched on 24 April 1995 and commissioned on 18 December 1997. With a displacement of 300 tonnes/295 long tons (standard)-477 tonnes/469 long tons (full load) and as dimensions 54 (over all) x 10 x 2,2 metres or 177’2” x 32’10” x 7’3”. Speed 23 knots. A crew numbering 21 men and an armament consisting of 2-12,7mm machineguns.
