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Remorqueurs Portuaires et Côtiers de 12 tonnes de traction au point fixe (RPC12)
Le Four maneuvering in Brest harbour on 10 November 2004
Class overview
NameRPC12
BuildersLorient Naval Industries (LNI), Socarenam
OperatorsRPC12 French Navy
Preceded by
  • Actif class
  • Acajou class
  • Aigrette class
  • Bonite class
Subclasses
  • RPC12 type A
  • RPC12 type B
  • RP12[1]
General characteristics
TypeHarbour tugboat
Displacement220 tonnes (259 full load)[2]
Length25 m (82 ft 0 in)[2]
Beam8.4 m (27 ft 7 in)[2]
Height13.2 m (43 ft 4 in) (6.9 m, 23 ft with mast removed) [2]
Draught3.4 m (11 ft 2 in)[2]
Propulsion
  • Type A: 2 × SACM-Wärtsilä UD30 V12 M3D diesel engines (2 × 683 hp, 509 kW)
  • Type B: 2 × Baudouin 12P15 2S SKC diesel engines (2 × 660 hp (490 kW)) [2]
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)[2]
Range800 nmi (1,500 km; 920 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)[2]
Boats & landing
craft carried
1 × rigid-hulled inflatable boat[2]
Complement5 (harbour operations) to 8 (coastal operations)[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • One navigation radar:
  • Type A: Decca RM170
  • A682 Rascas: Furuno
  • Others: Racal Decca Bridgemaster C181-4[2]
Profile view of Armen undergoing repairs, with her Voith Schneider propellers clearly visible under the hull
Detail of Armen's propellers

The RPC12 (Remorqueurs Portuaires et Côtiers de 12 tonnes de traction au point fixe, "Harbour and Coastal tugboat, 12-tonne bollard pull") is a type of harbour tugboat operated by the French Navy. They utilise Voith propulsion to develop a 12-tonne bollard pull.[1]

  1. ^ a b Remorqueurs type RPC12, Netmarine
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Remorqueur type RPC 12 : Caractéristiques principales, Netmarine

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