Confiance-class patrol vessel

Service And Conflict Use

1. Apr 27, 2017

   Lead ship enters service

   La Confiance entered French Navy service as the lead ship of the class, beginning the PAG patrol-vessel presence in French Guiana.

   Sources: Category:La Confiance class patrol ships | Wikimedia Commons, Un nouveau commandant pour le PAG La Confiance | Marine nationale

2. Sep 28, 2017

   La Résolue commissioned

   The French Navy commissioned La Résolue, the second Confiance-class vessel, in French Guiana to strengthen regional patrol coverage.

   Sources: French Navy commissions second La Confiance-class vessel in French Guiana

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