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Kormoran 2-class minehunterlarger figure on 3 of 4
P400-class patrol vessellarger figure on 1 of 4
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Measured figures
Range
Single source2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Configuration
| Specification | Kormoran 2-class minehunter | P400-class patrol vessel |
|---|---|---|
| Builders | Remontowa Shipbuilding SA[source] | Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie[source] |
| Operators | Marynarka Wojenna[source] | Marine Nationale (1986-2023) Gabonese Navy Kenya Navy Brazilian Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Project 206FM[source] | — |
| Planned | — | |
| Building | — | |
| Completed | — | |
| Active | 2 former French Navy vessels transferred to Gabon and Kenya, plus 2 built for Gabon[source] | |
| Type | Minehunter[source] | Patrol ship[source] |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU diesels 2 × Voith-Schneider (cycloidal) propulsion systems[source] | — |
| Armament | Temporarily:*1 × ZU-23-2MR (two 23 mm guns and two Grom missiles) - first unit, to be replaced with the OSU-35K system at the next major renovation, 3 × WKM-Bm machine guns Final:*1 × OSU-35K 35 mm weapon station, Grom MANPADS, 3 × WKM-Bm machine guns[source] | Bofors 40 mm gun 20 mm modèle F2 gun 2 × AA-52 machine guns[source] |
| Country of origin | Polen[source]Design origin explicitly attributed in article text | — |
| Name | — | P400[source] |
| Succeeded by | — | Modified D'Estienne d'Orves class ; * Confiance-class patrol vessel Patrouilleur Outre-mer Patrouilleurs Hauturiers[source] |
| Subclasses | — | Macaé class[source] |
| In commission | — | 18 September 1986[source] |
| Retired | — | |
| Boats & landing craft carried | — | 1 × EFRC 10 seats 1 × EFR 10 seats[source] |
| Sensors & processing systems | — | UHF, VHF, HF, 1 DECCA 1226, 1 OMEGA M6, MF CRM 4215 radiogoniometer, shallow water tester, Ben LMN3 loch, CGM4 gyroscopic compass[source] |
| Source measurement | — | The P400 class are fitted with a hydraulic crane capable of lifting 2.5 t (2.5 long tons; 2.8 short tons). This allows to use them for anti-pollution operations, by embarking and debarking equipment and anti-pollution chemicals, and to lift out small craft whilst at sea. An unusual feature for ships of this size, the Operational Centre allows a complete monitoring of close surface situations, using radar indicators and tracking tables. The engine can now be monitored remotely, which allows for a smaller crew. The maintenance of the ship was simplified notably by choosing those solutions which allow to clean the ship whilst in populated areas. The P400 class can stay 15 days at sea, and have 20 days of food supplies for 28 adults.[source]P400-class patrol vessel · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage After further studies, it became possible to gain the space of one propulsion compartment, which is now used for cargo and personnel. The ships can ferry 20 people, and up to 60 for short travel with a calm sea.[source]P400-class patrol vessel · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage In December 2019 six 80-metre (260 ft) Patrouilleur Outre-mer (POM-type) patrol vessels were ordered as replacements for the P400s as well as for other French coast guard vessels. These were to be delivered between 2022 and 2025 to protect the exclusive economic zone of French overseas territories in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. In May 2021, it was reported that the delivery of the first of these vessels would be delayed, from an originally planned in-service date of 2022, until 2023.[source]P400-class patrol vessel · Replacements; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |