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Thursday 19 February 2015

Maldive Islands patrol vessel Iskandhar 1998-

Maldives-flagged and IMO 9158056. Gross tonnage 58 tons, deadweight 10 tons, displacement 40-56 (full load) tons and as dimensions 20,07 (between perpendiculars)-24,37 x 6,00 x 1,15-1,26 (maximum) metres. With an armament of 2x1-12.7mm machineguns. Her building was ordered in 1997 and a year later was she built at the Colombo Dockyard, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Commissioned in 1999. The 2 Paxman diesels supplies 4.250 bhp allowing a maximum speed of 46 knots and with a speed of 16 knots a range of 850 nautical miles. Her crew numbers 8 men. Coast guard.