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Saturday 28 June 2014

Dutch mine hunter Zr.Ms. Middelburg (M 858) 1983-

Den Helder, Netherlands 11 July 2008

Laid down at the shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands on 11 July 1983, launched on 22 November 1986 and commissioned on 10 December. The 11th unit of the Alkmaar-class tripartite minesweepers. The armament consisted of 1-2cm machinegun. The horsepower of 1.860 hp allows a speed of 15 knots. With a displacement of 543 tons are her dimensions 51,5 x 8,9 x 3,8 metres.