M-863 Vlaardingen

Country:  Netherlands

Class, [Type]: Tripartite, [MHC].

Builder: Van Der Giessen-de Noord, Netherlands.

Launch date: 04 August 1988.

Commission date: 15 March 1989.

Decommission date: 27 March 2024.

Displacement ( tons ): 562 standard, 595 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 51,6 x 8,96 x 2,6

Main machinery: 1 x Brons-Werkspoor A-RUB 215X-12 diesel ( 1.860 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 15 as diesel, 7 electric.

Range ( miles ): 3.500 at 10 knots.

Complement: 29-42, deppending of the mission type.

Guns: 1 x GIAT 20F-2 20mm/90.

Radar: Navigation: Racal Decca TM 1229C or Consilium Selesmar NN 950, I band.

Sonar: Thales DUBM 21B, hull mounted.

Countermeasures: Minehunting: 2 x PAP 104.

Callsign: PAEN ()

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