Kership
French Offshore Patrol Ship L'Adroit | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Kership |
| Builders | Piriou Shipyard |
| Operators |
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| Preceded by | Gowind-class corvette |
| Planned | 4 |
| Building | 2 |
| Completed | 1 |
| Active | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kership (L'Adroit specifications) |
| Displacement | 1,650 t (1,650 t) (full load) |
| Length | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Beam | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Draught | 3.3 m (11 ft) |
| Installed power | Electrical: |
| Propulsion | 2 Anglo Belgian Corporation V12 diesel engines, 5.6 MW (7,500 hp) |
| 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 & landing craft carried | 2 × 9 m (30 ft) RHIBs |
| Complement | 30 core crew, up to 29 troops |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Aircraft carried |
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| Aviation facilities | helicopter pad and hangar |
The Kership class is a range of steel monohull offshore patrol vessels (OPVs) built by Kership, a joint venture of French civil shipbuilder Piriou (55%) and Naval shipbuilder DCNS (45%).