Patrouilleur Outre-mer
3D model of Félix Éboué | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Patrouilleur Outre-mer |
| Builders | Socarenam |
| Operators | Marine Nationale |
| Preceded by | P400-class patrol vessel |
| In service | July 2023 – present |
| In commission | From May 2023 |
| Planned | 6 |
| Building | 3 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Offshore patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 1,300 tonnes (1,300 long tons) |
| Length | 80 m (262 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in) |
| 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 |
The Patrouilleurs Outre-mer (POM), or Félix Éboué class, are a class of offshore patrol vessels of the French Navy. They are to be based at Nouméa, Tahiti and La Réunion, replacing the P400-class patrol vessels all of which were withdrawn from service by 2023. At 1,300 tonnes, the POM class ships have four times the displacement of the P400 and possess a wider range of capabilities. The lead ship, Auguste Bénébig, was commissioned in May 2023, with delivery of all six units ordered expected by 2027.