Construction of ships POM for the French Navy

Naviretech also has extensive experience in executing international projects. Among them is the construction of six units of type POM for the French armament agency DGA (Direction générale de l'armement). The prefabrication of these units took place in Poland, in Gdańsk and Gdynia, while the assembly and construction process occurred at Naviretech's facilities in France. These units, nearly 80 meters long and 11.8 meters wide, have a draft of 3.5 meters, making them excellent patrol and intervention vessels. POM can achieve a speed of 24 knots and have a displacement of 1,298 tons, allowing them to operate effectively in international waters. The modern technologies, high-quality materials, and precise execution used in these units guarantee reliability during the execution of patrol, monitoring, and protective tasks.

The French shipyard Socarenam launched the first ship of the new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) for the French Navy. “Auguste Benebig” was launched at the Socarenam shipyard in Saint Malo (Brittany) on October 15, 2021, as part of the POM program (Patrouilleur d’Outre-Mer).

Two patrol vessels will be based in New Caledonia (Nouméa), French Polynesia (Papeete), and Reunion (Port-des-Galets). The first of them, based in New Caledonia, will be named August Bénébig, originating from Nouméa, followed by Jean Tranape. Those intended for French Polynesia will be named Teriieroo and teriierooiterai and Philippe Bernardino, while those in Reunion will be Auguste Techer and Félix Éboué.

The POM will be able to sail for 30 days without refueling. Each ship will accommodate a crew of 30 sailors and 23 passengers and will operate an unmanned aerial vehicle (SMDM Aliaca from Survey Copter). Their armament will include a remotely controlled 20 mm caliber turret (Narwhal from Nexter), as well as 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm caliber machine guns. Nexeya provides the combat management system. HENSOLDT UK supplies Kelvin Hughes Mk11 SharpEye search radars combined with HENSOLDT MSSR 2000 IFF systems. Vestdavit supplies fast rescue boat systems.

The POM vessel is 79.9 meters long and 11.8 meters wide, with a draft of 3.5 meters and a displacement of 1,300 tons at full load.

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