French patrol vessel Auguste Bénébig
| History | |
|---|---|
 France | |
| Name | Auguste Bénébig |
| Builder | Socarenam, Saint-Malo |
| Laid down | 8 October 2020 |
| Launched | 15 October 2021 |
| Completed | 17 January 2023 |
| In service | 5 May 2023 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Patrouilleur Outre-mer offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,300 t (1,300 long tons) |
| Length | 79.9 m (262 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 12 m (39 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| Installed power | Combined diesel–electric and diesel
3 × 550 kW (740 hp) engine–generators 2 × 3.85 MW (5,160 hp) diesels |
| Propulsion | 2 × propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h; 28 mph) |
| Range | 5,500 nmi (10,200 km; 6,300 mi) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × 8 m (26 ft) RHIB |
| Capacity | 29 passengers |
| Complement | 30 |
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| Aircraft carried | Survey Copter Aliaca UAV |
Auguste Bénébig is a Patrouilleur Outre-mer, (French: Overseas Patrol Ship), also known as the Félix Éboué class, an offshore patrol vessel built for the French Navy (French: Marine nationale) in the 2020s. Completed in 2023, she is assigned to the French territory of New Caledonia.
References
Bibliography
- Huriet, Roland (2023). Waters, Conrad (ed.). Auguste Bénébig: First of France's New Patrouilleurs Outre-Mer. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-68247-484-6.