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FRENCH NAVY (FRANCE)

NON-NAVAL FORCES

AVEL GWALARN patrol boats (1984-1988)

Names

DF41 Avel Gwalarn

DF42 Suroît

Builders

C N de l'Estérel, Cannes: DF41, 42

Completed

1984: DF41

1988: DF42

Losses

none

Transfers

none

Discarding

to Lebanon 1.2009: DF41

2016: DF42

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

67

Length, m

30.4

Breadth, m

5.80

Draught, m

1.83

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 Poyaud UD 20 diesels

Power, h. p.

2200

Max speed, kts

28

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

1200(15)

Armament

1 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

radar

Complement

8

Project history: Medium patrol boats. Custom.

Modernizations: 1992, Avel Gwalarn: was re-engined with 2 Poyaud UD 23 diesels (2640hp)

Naval service: No significant events.

Suroît

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