VESSEL REVIEW | PCG Rozel – New coastal patrol boat for France's National Gendarmerie

Rozel has a steel hull, an aluminium superstructure, an LOA of 46 metres (150 feet), a beam of 8.5 metres (28 feet), and a displacement of 350 tonnes at full load. She also incorporates a stern ramp to be used for the launch and recovery of a 6.5-metre (21-foot) high-speed rigid inflatable boat to enhance the larger patrol vessel's enforcement and rescue capabilities.

The propulsion arrangement consists of two 1,640kW (2,200hp) diesel engines driving fixed-pitch propellers. This configuration can deliver a maximum speed of 21 knots, a patrol speed of 15 knots, and a range of 1,600 nautical miles at 12 knots.