French minesweeper Vulcain

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Vulcain at Caen in 2013
History
France
Name	Vulcain
Builder	Chantiers et ateliers de la Perrière, Lorient
Laid down	15 May 1985
Launched	17 January 1986
Commissioned	11 October 1986
Identification	MMSI number: 227800300 Callsign: FYCL Pennant number: M611
Status	Active in service
General characteristics
Type	Vulcain-class minesweeper
Tonnage	490 DWT
Displacement	409 tonnes
Length	41.6 m (136 ft 6 in)
Beam	7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
Draught	3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Installed power	2,200 hp
Propulsion	2 × SACM-Wärtsilä diesel engines 1 × bow thruster (70 hp)
Speed	13.5 knots (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Range	7,400 nmi (13,700 km; 8,500 mi) at 9 kn (17 km/h; 10 mph) 2,850 nmi (5,280 km; 3,280 mi) at 13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Complement	1 officer 10 petty officers Quartermasters and sailors
Armament	2 × AA-52 machine guns

Vulcain (M611) is a Vulcain-class minesweeper of the French Navy. She is classed by the French Navy as a BBPD type vessel (French: bâtiment-base de plongeurs démineurs) and is used as a base ship for clearance divers.