French patrol vessel L'Adroit

Class overview
Builders: DCNS
Operators:  Marine Nationale
Preceded by: P400 class patrol vessel
Built: May 2010 – June 2011
In commission: 2012 –
Building: 1
Planned: 1
Completed: 1
Active: 1
General characteristics
Class and type: Gowind class
Displacement: 1,450 t (1,450 t) (full load)
Length: 285.43 ft (87.00 m)
Beam: 36.1 ft (11.0 m)
Draft: 10.82 ft (3.30 m)
Installed power: Electrical:
Propulsion: 2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, 5.6 MW
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range: 8,000 nmi (14,800 km; 9,200 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Endurance: 30 days
Boats and landing
craft carried:		 2x 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs
Complement: 30 core crew, up to 29 troops
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • DCNS Polaris combat management system
  • Terma Scanter 2001 I-Band surface search radar
  • Sagem EOMS (Electro Optical Multisensor System) NG
  • Sagem SIGMA 40D Inertial measurement unit
  • LinkSrechts Helicopter visual landing aid system
Electronic warfare
and decoys:
  • Thales Altesse & Vigile LW ESM/COMINT system
  • Lacroix Defense & Security Sylena decoy system
Armament:
  • 1x 20 mm artillery
  • 2x .50-cal machine guns
Aircraft carried:
Aviation facilities: helicopter pad and hangar

L'Adroit (formerly Hermes) is a Gowind class patrol ship built with DCNS financing and to be handed over to the French Navy.[2]

L'Adroit was proposed by DCNS as a contender for French Navy plans to build a fleet of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone.

Contents

Planning and construction

DCNS's team includes Piriou (Concarneau) and STX France (Lorient). Construction of L'Adroit began in May 2010 and she was christened on 17 June 2011.[3] Her sea trials began on 27 July.[4] The ship was made available to the French Navy in a ceremony on 21 October 2011.[5] While still the property of DCNS, she will operate for the navy until 2014.[5]

Design

The ship is a semi-planing steel monohull. It is 285.43 feet (87 m) in length, displaces 1,450 metric tons. The design incorporates a flight deck with integrated helicopter or UAS [1] launch, recovery and handling system and the capability to launch and recover boats (manned and unmanned) from the stern.

Export

According to The Hindu, DCNS is offering L'Adroit as well as the Mistral class amphibious assault ship to the Indian Navy.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Blama, Andrea. "CAMCOPTER S-100 Integration into DCNS New Class of Offshore Patrol Vessel". Schiebel. http://www.schiebel.net/AcmsFile/1147/0/550/2011_06_20_CAMCOPTER_S-100_INTEGRATION_INTO_DCNS_N.pdf. Retrieved June 20, 2011. 
  2. ^ Tran, Pierre. "DCNS To Finance OPV, Offer It to French Navy". Defense News. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4611122&c=SEA&s=TOPl. Retrieved June 19, 2011. 
  3. ^ "France: DCNS Names Offshore Patrol Vessel L’ADROIT". Shipbuilding Tribune. 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62gf5I2v6. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 
  4. ^ "France: Offshore Patrol Boat Gowind L’Adroit Begins First Sea Trials". Shipbuilding Tribune. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62gfPJAqn. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "French Navy Officially Receives Offshore Patrol Vessel L’Adroit". Shipbuilding Tribune. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/62gfHU483. Retrieved 25 October 2011. 
  6. ^ K. V. Prasad (19 June 2011). "French firm eyes Indian market for Gowind". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2116217.ece. 

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