L'Audacieuse-class Patrol Vessel

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The P400-class patrol ships are small vessels of the French Navy. They were designed to accomplish police operations in the French Exclusive Economic Zone. They were built by the Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, which specialize in small military craft. Two similar ships are in service in Gabon. The P400 were originally designed in two versions: one armed with Exocet MM38 missiles, and another public service version with a smaller 16-man complement; eventually neither of these versions was commissioned as the Navy chose an intermediate version.

Most of these craft are pre-positioned in overseas territories (DOM/TOM) where they carry out sea monitoring missions and secure the EEZ. They also execute missions in the context of French agreements with other nations, typically supporting foreign armies or carrying out humanitarian missions. Since late 2008, ships of the D'Estienne d'Orves-class, with their heavy armament removed, are planned to replace the P400 in the high sea patrol role, a task for which the P400 have proved to be underweight.

Unit Run[edit | edit source]

France[edit | edit source]

  • MN L'Audacieuse (P682)
  • MN La Boudeuse (P683)
  • MN La Capricieuse (P684)
  • MN La Fougueuse (P685)
  • MN La Glorieuse (P686)
  • MN La Gracieuse (P687)
  • MN La Moqueuse (P688)
  • MN La Railleuse (P689)
  • MN La Rieuse (P690) - donated to Kenyan Navy in 2011, renamed KNS Harambee II.
  • MN La Tapageuse (P691) - sold to Gabonese Navy in 2014, renamed CV Bivigou Nziengui.

Brazil[edit | edit source]

  • NRB Macaé (P70)
  • NRB Macau (P71)
  • NRB Maracanã (P72)
  • NRB Maragogipe (P73)
  • NRB Miramar (P74)
  • NRB Mangaratiba (P75)
  • NRB Mostardas (P76)

Gabon[edit | edit source]

  • Général Ba-Oumar (P07)
  • Colonel Djoué Dabany (P08)
  • CV Bivigou Nziengui (P09) (ex-MN La Tapageuese (P691))

Kenya[edit | edit source]

  • KNS Harembee (P3134) (ex-MN La Rieuse (P690))

Oman[edit | edit source]

  • Al Bushra (B1)
  • Al Mansoor (B2)
  • Al Najah (B3)

Uruguay[edit | edit source]

  • Quince de Noviembre (ROU 05)
  • Veinticinco de Agosto (ROU 06)
  • Comodoro Coe (ROU 07)