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Friday 6 April 2018

German minesweeper Bad Bevensen (M1063) 1993-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 4 April 2018

Germany-flagged, homeport Kiel, MMSI 211211180 and call sign DREV. Frankenthal-class. Launched by Lürssen, Bremen-Vegesack, Germany on 21 January 1993. Commissioned on 9 December 1993. Displacement 650 tons and as dimensions 54,4 x 9,2 x 2,6 metres or 178 x 30 x 8.6 feet. Machinery consists of 2-2.040kW MTU 16V538 TB diesels and 2 electric motors which were used for slow and silent manoeuvring. Speed 18 knots. Crew numbers 41 persons, Originally armed with 1-4cm /70 Bofors dual purpose gun.