The Flamant class patrol vessel are a class of three Type OPV54 patrol boats of the French Navy used for fishery monitoring, search and rescue, and patrolling France's Exclusive Economic Zone out to . The three boats were ordered in August 1993 and entered service in October and December 1997. They are based at Cherbourg. Each boat carries a Zodiac "Hurricane" rigid-hulled inflatable boat, powered by a water jet engine that gives a top speed of .