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Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Belgian coast guard vessel (ex-Swedish KBV 171 1080-2000) Stern (A963) 2000-

Naval Annual Days at Den Helder, Netherlands 11 July 2008

Laid down at the Karlskronavarvet shipyard at Karlskrona, Sweden on behalf of the Swedish coast guard as the KBV 171, launched in 1980, sold to Belgium an there commissioned on 24 June 2000. Homeport Zeebrugge. Motto is Per Dura et Aspera. With a displacement of 378 tons and as dimensions 49,90 x 8,52 x 2,9 metres. The horsepower of 2,240 hp allows a speed of 18,42 knots and she has a range of 3,000 nautical miles. Her crew numbers 13 men.