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Vulcain 2003

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Vulcain	M611		La Perrière, Lorient	15.5.1985	17.1.1986	11.10.1986	in service (2019)
Achéron	A613		CMN, Cherbourg	5.2.1986	19.11.1986	17.6.1987	in service (2019)
Styx	M614		CMN, Cherbourg	20.5.1986	3.3.1987	22.7.1987	in service (2019)
Pluton	M622		La Perrière, Lorient	11.10.1985	13.5.1986	12.12.1986	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	409
Displacement full, t	490
Length, m	38.5 pp 41.6 oa
Breadth, m	7.50
Draught, m	3.20
No of shafts	2 Kort-nozzle
Machinery	2 SACM-Wärtsilä UD30V16M3 diesels
Power, h. p.	2200
Max speed, kts	13.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil 74
Endurance, nm(kts)	7400(9)
Armament	M611, A613, M614: 1 x 1 - 12.7/90, 12 divers M622: 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 12 divers
Electronic equipment	DRBN-32 radar
Complement	15 + 12 divers

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Project history

Derived from the local support tenders of the Chamois class, these ships have replaced the former US Adjutant class converted minesweepers in the diving support role. A team of up to fifteen divers can be accommodated. Two semirigid inflatables are carried abaft the funnels. The single hydraulic crane can lift 5t at 6m radius, 1.5t at 10m. The Syledis precision navigation system is fitted.

Modernizations

early 2000s, all: - DRBN-32 radar; + DRBN-38 radar

Naval service

Acheron is serving as training ship for the diving school at Toulon.

2003