The French patrol boat P601 Elorn at Concarneau on 9 july 2003 the day of her presentation to the authorities - You can see the flag of the Chef d'Etat Major de la Marine flying on top of the mast as the Admiral was aboard. This is the first of class - 20 ships have to be built. The Gendarmerie Maritime is special as the boat is owned by the Navy but the personnel is from Gendarmerie and under the authority of the Navy -All patrol boats of the Gendarmerie Maritime have the AEM stripes on the hull (like french Coast guard)