Thémis (PM41)

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Pam Themis- PM 41.JPG
Class overview
BuildersConstructions Mécaniques de Normandie
OperatorsDirectorate of Maritime Affairs
Built13 May 2003 – 5 April 2004
In commission2004 – present
History
France
NameThémis
OperatorDirectorate of Maritime Affairs
BuilderConstructions Mécaniques de Normandie
Laid down13 May 2003
Launched5 April 2004
Commissioned7 May 2004
Identificationpennant number PM41
General characteristics
Class and typePatrol boat
Displacement409 t (403 long tons)
Length52.5 m (172 ft 3 in)
Beam9 m (29 ft 6 in)
Draft2.43 m (8 ft 0 in)
Propulsion6,310 hp (4,710 kW)
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement17 core crew
Armament1 Browning M2 12.7 mm machine gun (not mounted)

The Thémis (PM 41) is a fast patrol vessel of the Directorate of Maritime Affairs based at the Cherbourg Naval Base.

History[]

Service[]

The Thémis patrol vessel carries out fishing control and marine environment protection operations in the Exclusive economic zone of France of the Eastern Channel - North Sea maritime zone. She carries out checks to prevent pollution due to exploration or exploitation operations of the seabed or subsoil.[1] It bears the AEM (State Action at Sea, French: Action de l'État en mer)[2] marking on its bow, the three inclined blue, white and red bands.

On 6 May 2021, France sent two of its own patrol boats, Athos and Themis to Jersey at around 13:30 BST[3] to ensure "the safety of navigation and the safeguard of human life at sea" in conjunction with the two British naval patrol boats; HMS Severn and HMS Tamar. Present were approximately fifty French fishing boats that came to demonstrate off the British Crown dependency of Jersey against the new fishing licensing conditions imposed by the Government of Jersey in its territorial waters.[4]

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References[]

  1. ^ Nord, Direction Inter-régionale de la Mer- Manche Est- Mer du (2020-08-07). "Le patrouilleur des affaires maritimes Thémis en action de surveillance et de contrôle de l'environnement marin". www.dirm.memn.developpement-durable.gouv.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ Service public : Le marquage AEM
  3. ^ Sullivan, Rory; Sharman, Jon (6 May 2021). "Jersey fishing row – live: France sends Athos and Themis boats as Boris Johnson says naval ships to remain". Independent. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Pêche post-Brexit : les pêcheurs français quittent les eaux de Jersey" (in French). Le Monde.fr. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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