History | |
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Name | |
Builder | Chantier naval de l'Estérel, Cannes |
Commissioned | 1988 |
Refit | 2020 |
Identification |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Avel Gwalarn-class patrol boat |
Displacement | 67 t (66 long tons) |
Length | 30.35 m (99 ft 7 in) |
Beam | 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion | 2 x SACM UD23 V12 with 810 kW (1,086 hp) each[1] |
Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
Complement |
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Louise Michel is the name of the former French patrol boat Suroît, originally built for the Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes. It was refitted in 2020 to patrol rescue zones in the Mediterranean Sea.