PIRIOU delivers a P400 Offshore Patrol Vessel to the Ivorian Navy
On Friday 09 September 2022, the ceremony of transfer of the flag of the Offshore Patrol Vessel “Contre-Amiral FADIKA” to the Ivorian Navy took place in Concarneau (France). The delivery of this vessel follows the signature by the Ministry of Defence of Côte d’Ivoire of a contract for the acquisition of an offshore patrol vessel type P400 for the Ivorian Navy.
The redesign of this Offshore Patrol Vessel was carried out by the subsidiary PIRIOU NAVAL SERVICES (PNS) with the support of KERSHIP’s teams. This contract also includes a training session for the crew to take charge of the vessel in Concarneau before its departure as well as a two-year contract for Maintenance in Operational Condition.
According to Vincent FAUJOUR, President of the PIRIOU Group: “This delivery is the result of work undertaken several years ago between PIRIOU and the Ivory Coast authorities. Beyond the refit of the vessel, it is a relationship of cooperation and trust that has been established and that we are keen to cultivate.
It should be noted that the patrol boat owes its name to Rear Admiral Lamine FADIKA who was the first Ivorian officer in the National Navy in July 1967, after his admission in 1964 to the entrance examination to the Brest Naval School. Appointed Commander of the National Navy in 1970, he was promoted to Rear Admiral in March 1993.
