The Haize Hegoa type patrol boats are a series of eight swift boats used by the Directorate-general of customs and indirect taxes, the French customs service. Haize Hegoa means southern wind in the Basque language.
 Patrol boat Lissero in the old harbour of Marseille.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators | France (Customs service) |
| Completed | 8 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | PLASCOA 2100 swift boat |
| Displacement | 35 t (34 long tons) |
| Length | 28.7 m (94 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 5.55 m (18 ft 3 in) |
| Draught | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) |
| Installed power | 1,100 shp (820 kW) |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 500 nmi (930 km; 580 mi) |
| Endurance | 4 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | One rigid-hull boat |
| Sensors and processing systems | Radar |
Ships in class edit
- Alizé (DF31)
- Haize Hegoa (DF43)
- Kan Avel (DF36)
- Mervent (DF44)
- Lissero (DF47)
- Vent d'aval (DF37)
- Vent d'autan (DF45)
- Avel Sterenn (DF46)
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Haize Hegoa type patrol boat.
- (in French) DF 46 Avel Sterenn : vedette des Douanes Françaises, bateaux-de-saint-malo.com
- (in French) DF 12 Noroit : vedette des Douanes Françaises, bateaux-de-saint-malo.com