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Wednesday 31 August 2016

Dutch mine hunter Zr. Ms. Schiedam (M 860) 1984-



Inner harbour of Oostende, Belgium 28 May 2016 next to the French counterpart Andromede

Laid down on 6 May 1984 at the shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands , launched on 26 April 1986 and commissioned on 9 July 1986. 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