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Esteron 2008

Ships

Names	Builders	Completed	Losses	Transfers	Discarding
P601 Elorn P602 Verdon P603 Adour P604 Scarpe P605 Vertonne P606 Dumbéa P607 Yser P608 Argens P609 Hérault P610 Gravona P611 Odet P612 Maury P613 Charente P614 Tech P615 Penfeld P616 Trieux P617 Vésubie P618 Escaut P619 Huveaune P620 Sèvre P621 Aber Wrach P622 Esteron P623 Mahury P624 Organabo	CNB, L'Herbaudière Raidco Marine, Lorient	2003: P601-604 2004: P605-608, 610 2005: P609, 611-616, 623, 624 2006: P617-619, 621 2007: P620, 622	none	none	in service (2019): P601-624

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	31
Displacement full, t	43
Length, m	17.3 pp 20.0 oa
Breadth, m	5.29
Draught, m	1.49
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 MAN 2842 LE413 diesels
Power, h. p.	2000
Max speed, kts	28
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	600(18)
Armament	2 x 1 - 7.6/90
Electronic equipment	Furuno M1932 radar
Complement	5 + 3 passengers

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Project history

Typed VCSM (Vedette Côtières de Serveillance Maritime). Constructed in cooperation with Raidco Marine, Lorient, and are intended to serve for 20 years. All assigned to the Gendarmerie Marine. Have a stern ramp to launch and recover a 4.7m inspection and rescue RIB.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.