The French Ship Premier-Maître L'Her joins the other two ships in Operation Irini in the Central Mediterranean.

According to a tweet published by Operation IRINI on February 12, 2021, the aviso of type A 69 class of Estienne d'Orve Premier-Maître L'Her joins the other two ships in Operation Irini in the Central Mediterranean order to implement the arms embargo on Libya.
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The Premier-Maître L'Her, a D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso. (Picture source: Pinterest)

The D'Estienne d'Orves-class avisos, also known as the A69 type avisos, is a class of avisos, comparable in size to a light corvette, mainly designed for coastal anti-submarine defence, but are also available for high sea escort missions (notably in support missions with the FOST). Built on a simple and robust design, they have an economical and reliable propulsion system which allows them to be used for overseas presence missions.

The Premier-Maître L'Her can reach a top speed of 26 knots and has a length of 80,5 m, a beam of 10,3 m and a displacement of 1250 tons.

The European Union Naval Force Mediterranean Operation IRINI (EUNAVFOR MED IRINI) was launched on March 31, 2020 with the aim to enforce the United Nations arms embargo to Libya due to the Second Libyan Civil War. Operation IRINI is a European Union military operation under the umbrella of the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP). The operation is expected to use aerial, maritime and satellite assets.