French patrol vessel Athos
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Athos was a patrol vessel that was originally built for the French Navy. The pair of patrol vessels, Athos and Aramis, were sponsored by the commune of Auch in Gers until 2012. The commune of Saint-Martin-Sainte-Catherine in Creuse, has been the sponsor since 23 February 2013. Athos was transferred to the Maritime Gendarmerie at the beginning of 2016. The only French Navy vessel to be entirely made of beech wood, her hull was capable of withstanding M5 model 4 style torpedoes.
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Builders | Chantier naval de l'Esterel, Cannes |
Operators | ![]() Maritime Gendarmerie (since 2016) |
Built | 1978 – 20 November 1979 |
In commission | 1980 – 8 December 2022[1] |
History | |
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Name | Athos |
Operator |
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Builder | Chantier naval de l'Esterel, Cannes |
Laid down | 1978 |
Launched | 20 November 1979 |
Commissioned | 14 March 1980 |
Decommissioned | 8 December 2022 |
Identification | Pennant number A712 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Patrol boat |
Displacement | 100 t (98 long tons) (full load) |
Length | 32.1 m (105 ft 4 in) |
Beam | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) |
Draft | 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Installed power | Electrical: |
Propulsion | Engines : 2 diesel, 2,250 hp (1,680 kW) |
Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Endurance | |
Complement | 13 core crew |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament | 1 Browning M2 12.7 mm machine gun |
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