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Friday, 21 August 2015

Dutch minesweeper Hr. Ms. Dordrecht 1981-2008 and Latvian minehunter Talivaldis (M-06) 2008-


Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 20 August 2015

MMSI 275346000 and call sign YLNX. Of the Dutch Alkmaar-class tripartite sweepers. Former Dutch Hr.Ms. Dordrecht (M852). Laid down at the shipyard of Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands on 5 January 1981, launched on 26 February 1983 and commissioned on 16 November 1985. Displacement 544 tons and as dimensions 51,6 x 8,96 x 2,45 metres. Crew numbers in Dutch service 49 men. Speed7 (electric)-15 (diesel) knots. Armament in Dutch service 1-2cm gun. Sold to Latvia on 24 August 2005 and handed over on 4 April 2008.