Profile
- Origin
- France
- Type
- Offshore patrol vessel
- Service note
- 1997-present
- Produced
- Ordered August 1993; commissioned 1997
- Number built
- 3
Also Known As
- Flamant class
- Flamant-class patrol vessel
- OPV54 class
- OPV 54 class
- Type OPV54
The Flamant-class patrol vessel is a three-ship French Navy OPV54 class built by CMN at Cherbourg for fisheries monitoring, search and rescue, and patrol of France's exclusive economic zone. The class entered service in 1997, carries two 12.7 mm machine guns, and each ship embarks a 6.7 m Zodiac Hurricane RHIB.
No publicly documented use in a named armed conflict found in the sources reviewed. Public sources describe the class as patrol vessels used for fisheries monitoring, search and rescue, and Channel / EEZ patrol tasks.
All three ships are based at Cherbourg. The class was ordered in August 1993 and entered service in late 1997.
| Ship | Pennant | Commissioned | Homeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flamant | P676 | 18 December 1997 | Cherbourg |
| Cormoran | P677 | 29 October 1997 | Cherbourg |
| Pluvier | P678 | 18 December 1997 | Cherbourg |
Timeline
The second ship in the class, Cormoran, was commissioned and entered French Navy service in October 1997.
Sources: Flamant class Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV French Navy Marine
Flamant and Pluvier were commissioned in December 1997, completing the class's entry into French Navy service.
Sources: Flamant class Offshore Patrol Vessel OPV French Navy Marine





