The Abeille Flandre is an ocean tug, in service with the French Navy since December 1979. She is the property of the French private company Abeilles International. She is currently based at Toulon on the Mediterranean coast. She was previously based at Brest, where she assisted maritime traffic off the coast of Brittany. She was able to go to sea at 20 minutes' notice, and would also go to sea whenever winds in excess of 25 knots (46 km/h) were recorded at Ouessant. She was replaced on this station in April 2005 by the more powerful, 80-metre Abeille Bourbon.