A-523 Almirante Gago Coutinho

Country:  Portugal

Class, [Type]: Stalwart, [AGI].

Builder: Tacoma Boat, Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.

Launch date: 12 January 1985.

Commission date: 26 January 2000.

Displacement ( tons ): 1.600, 2.285 at full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 68,28 x 13,1 x 4,57

Main machinery: 4 x Caterpillar-Kato D-398B 800hp diesels, 2 x props.

Speed ( knots ): 11.

Range ( miles ): 3.000 at 11 knots.

Complement: 31 ( 6 officers ) + 15 technicians.

Callsign: CTHA ()

Comment: ex-Assurance, T-AGOS 5. Transferred 28/10/1999, used primarily for oceanographic research. The original UQQ-2 SURTASS was removed before transfer.

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