The Senegalese patrol vessel Poponquine is a Senegalese Navy patrol vessel. Poponquine was ordered in 1973 as one of three ships of the , locally known as the Saint-Louis class. The vessel was constructed in France and entered service in 1974. She has served on joint patrols with United States vessels.
Design and description Poponquine, a , has a displacement of fully loaded. The ship is long with a beam of and a draught of . Poponquine is propelled by two SACM AGO V12 CZSHR diesel engines turning two shafts, rated . This gives the ship a maximum speed of and a range of at .
The patrol vessel is armed with two Bofors /70 guns in a twin turret and single-mounted machine guns. Poponquine is equipped with a Furuno surface search radar. The ship has a complement of 33 including three officers.
Construction and career Poponquine was the second of three PR 48-class vessels ordered from French shipyards. The order for Poponquine was placed in 1973 with SFCN at their yard in Villeneuve-la-Garenne, France. The ship was laid down on 20 November 1973 and launched on 22 March 1974. Poponquine was commissioned on 10 August 1974.
In August 2009 Poponquine and of the United States Coast Guard used one another as the target of boarding parties.
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