M-908 Georges Truffaut

Country:  Belgium

Class, [Type]: Adjutant, [MSC].

Builder: Tampa Marine Corporation, Florida, U.S.A.

Launch date: 01 November 1955.

Commission date: 12 October 1956.

Decommission date: 1993.

 Draw by Antoni Casinos

Displacement ( tons ): 720 standard, 780 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 52,6 x 10,7 x 4,3

Main machinery: 4 x GM 8-268A diesels ( 1.760 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 14.

Range ( miles ): 2.400 at 12 knots, 3.000 at 10 knots.

Complement: 40 ( 3 officers ).

Guns: 2 x Oerlikon 20mm ( twin ), 2 x 12,7mm.

Radar: Navigation: Racal Decca 1229, I band.

Sonar: GE SQQ 14; VDS.

Callsign: ORJM ()

Comment: Ex - MSO 515, Ex - AM 515. Transferred from the US on 12th October 1956. Wooden hull and non-magnetic structure. Based at Zeebrugge until date of retirement. Scrapped in 2007.

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