A-697 Bison

Country:  France

Class, [Type]: Bélier, [YTB].

Builder: CMN, Cherbourg, France.

Launch date: 20 November 1980.

Commission date: 16 April 1981.

Displacement ( tons ): 356 standard, 500 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 31,78 x 9,24 x 4,3

Main machinery: 2 x AGO UD 33 V12 M 4D diesels (2.600 hp), 2 x Voith-Schneider type 26 GII/165 propellers.

Speed ( knots ): 11.

Complement: 12.

Radar: Navigation: 1 x Decca Bridgemaster.

Callsign: FABI ()

Homeport: Toulon.

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