P400-class patrol vessel vs Tir-class speedboat

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APatrol & mine warfare vessels

P400-class patrol vessel

Patrol ship

BPatrol & mine warfare vessels

Tir-class speedboat

Torpedo Boat

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Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

P400-class patrol vesselLength

54.8 m

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Tir-class speedboatLength

2.06 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

P400-class patrol vessellarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+2560%

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

54.8m

2.06m

Length+2560%

All recorded figures & sources

54.8 m

Length

Single source

54.8 m (179 ft 9 in)^[source]

2.06 m

Length

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Configuration

Details

P400-class patrol vessel and Tir-class speedboat configuration
Specification	P400-class patrol vessel	Tir-class speedboat
Name	P400^[source]	Tir II (IPS 18)^[source]
Builders	Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie^[source]	—
Operators	Marine Nationale (1986-2023) Gabonese Navy Kenya Navy Brazilian Navy^[source]	Iran Syria^[source]
Succeeded by	Modified D'Estienne d'Orves class ; * Confiance-class patrol vessel Patrouilleur Outre-mer Patrouilleurs Hauturiers^[source]	—
Subclasses	Macaé class

In commission	18 September 1986^[source]	—

Active	2 former French Navy vessels transferred to Gabon and Kenya, plus 2 built for Gabon^[source]	—

Retired	8^[source]	—

Type	Patrol ship^[source]	Torpedo Boat^[source]

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]	I-band navigation radar^[source]

Armament	Bofors 40 mm gun 20 mm modèle F2 gun 2 × AA-52 machine guns^[source]	x4 (2 twin mounts) 12.7 mm x2 21 inch torpedo tubes (compatible with either Chinese, North Korean, or Iranian torpedoes) x1 Dooshka 12.7 mm MG^[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	—

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

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Propulsion	—	2 shafts^[source]

National origin	—	Iran^[source]

Source manufacturer statement	—	Built by Iranian Maritime Industries (a subsidiary of the state-owned DIO company), the Bavar-class missile-armed boats are being acquired to replace the Tir-II s.^[source]Only the subject, component or variant named in this passage; unresolved names do not create a manufacturer identity