Naval base at Zeebrugge, Belgium 6 July 2013
Call sign ORIA. Displacement 209 tons and as dimensions 27,70 (27,18?)x 6,97 x 2,38 metres. Speed 11,0 knots. Laid down on 3 April 1967 and launched on 22 August at the Dutch Rijkswerf Willemsoord at Den Helder with yard number 83. Commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Navy on 10 January 1968 as the Hr.Ms. Westgat (A872). Since 1997 in the Royal Belgian Navy as the Albatros (A996). Crew in Belgian service 8-12 men (9 men when in Dutch service. Bollard pull 11 ton. Fuel capacity 31 tons.
