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Confiance vs Flamant

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Specifications
Confiance Flamant
Origin 🇫🇷 France 🇫🇷 France
Category Patrol vessel Patrol vessel
Type Offshore patrol vessel Patrol boat
Manufacturer Socarenam Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie, Cherbourg
Year introduced 2016 1996
Number built 3 units 3 units
Estimated unit price NA NA
Displacement 700 tons 477 tons
Maximum speed 21.0 knots 23.0 knots
Range 3,500 nm at 12 knots 4,500 nm at 14 knots
Length 60.8 m 54.0 m
Beam 9.6 m 10.0 m
Crew 24 21
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Armament & Systems
Confiance Flamant
Armament
  • 1 × Nexter Narwhal 20 mm teleoperated gun
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
  • 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Propulsion 6,000 kW diesel 2 × 3,050 hp (2,274 kW) Deutz-MWM TBD 620 V16 diesel engines, 2 × 930 hp (694 kW) Deutz-MWM TBD234 V12 diesel engines, 2 × variable-pitch propellers

Overview

The Confiance and the Flamant are both Patrol vessel classes.

Displacement is 700 tons for the Confiance vs 477 tons for the Flamant. The Confiance reaches 21 knots vs 23 knots for the Flamant. Operational range is 3,500 nautical miles for the Confiance vs 4,500 for the Flamant. The Confiance carries a crew of 24 vs 21 for the Flamant.

The Confiance was produced in 3 units vs 3 for the Flamant. The Confiance was commissioned in 2016, 20 years after the Flamant (1996).

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which has greater displacement, the Confiance-class or Flamant-class?
The Confiance-class has greater displacement at 700 tons compared to the Flamant-class's 477 tons.
Which is faster, the Confiance-class or Flamant-class?
The Flamant-class is faster with a maximum speed of 23 knots compared to the Confiance-class's 21 knots.
Which has longer range, the Confiance-class or Flamant-class?
The Flamant-class has a longer range at 4,500 nautical miles compared to the Confiance-class's 3,500 nautical miles.
Which is longer, the Confiance-class or Flamant-class?
The Confiance-class is longer at 60.8 meters compared to the Flamant-class's 54.0 meters.
How many crew members do the Confiance-class and Flamant-class have?
The Confiance-class has a larger crew complement of 24 compared to the Flamant-class's 21 crew members.
Which has been built in greater numbers, the Confiance-class or Flamant-class?
Both the Confiance-class and Flamant-class have been built in equal numbers with 3 vessels each.