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Grèbe 2007

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Grèbe	P679		SFCN, Villeneuve La Garenne	1988	16.11.1989	6.4.1991	stricken 11.2010, to Cameroon (Dipikar)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	300
Displacement full, t	410
Length, m	44.5 pp 52.0 oa
Breadth, m	9.80
Draught, m	2.30 hull 2.75 propellers
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 SACM-RVR UD33V12 RVR diesels / 2 electric motors
Power, h. p.	4800 / 250
Max speed, kts	24
Fuel, t	diesel oil 55
Endurance, nm(kts)	14000(7.5)
Armament	2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Electronic equipment	Decca 2690 ARPA radar
Complement	19

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Project history

Ordered to replace the former minesweeper Mercure in the fishery protection role, Grèbe was based on the commercial Espadon 50 design, employing a deep-vee hull form capable of operating at speed in Sea State 4. She had a stern embarkation ramp for an EDL 700 7-metre rigid inflatable, and accommodation for up to 22 passengers. A 400m³/hr fire-fighting monitor was installed, and there were two 7m³ capacity spill recovery holding tanks.

Three additional units (Flamant class) were ordered in 1992, but construction was delayed by the closure of the original contract yard.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.