DF 12 Noroit : French Customs patrol boat| Characteristics | |||
| Flag |  France | ||
| Length | 21.3 m | ||
| Breadth | 5.55 m | ||
| Draught | 1.5 m | ||
| Gross Tonnage | 35 t | ||
| Speed | 28 knt | ||
| Year of build | 1988 | ||
| Shipyard | Guy Couach | ||
Used by French Customs for surveillance missions, NOROIT is a "PLASCOA 2100" type speedboat, a series of 7 units (DF12 Noroit, DF14 Nordet, DF20 Karina, DF21 Macari, DF25 Largade, DF28 Orsuro and DF29 Muntese ).
NOROIT was based in St-Malo from 1988 until late 2007 when she was replaced by the speedboat DF 46 Avel Sterenn.
The Noroit has a polyester resin hull and is powered by diesel engines of a total power of 1100 hp. She was built to Guy Couach yards.
A model of this unit was made in the number 53 (August 1995) of the journal RC Marine.
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| New engine in April 2007 |
