Louise Michel (ship)

History
Name
  • Suroît (1988–2020) France
  • Louise Michel (2020–present)  Germany
BuilderChantier naval de l'Estérel, Cannes
Commissioned1988
Refit2020
Identification
General characteristics
TypeAvel Gwalarn-class patrol boat
Displacement67 t (66 long tons)
Length30.35 m (99 ft 7 in)
Beam5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Draught1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Propulsion2 x SACM UD23 V12 with 810 kW (1,086 hp) each[1]
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Complement
  • 8 (in customs service)
  • 10 (in 2020 SAR role)

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.

  1. ^ "Vedette Louise Michel – ex patrouilleur des douanes" [Launch Louise Michel - ex customs patroller]. presqu-ile-de-crozon.com (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2020.