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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

ZINNIA mine countermeasures support ship (1967)

Zinnia 1975

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Zinnia A961   Cockerill, Hoboken 8.11.1966 6.5.1967 5.9.1967 stricken 1.2007

 

Displacement standard, t

1705

Displacement full, t

2685

Length, m

94.2 wl 99.5 oa

Breadth, m

14.0

Draught, m

3.60

No of shafts

1

Machinery

2 Cockerill-Ougree V12 TR240CO diesels

Power, h. p.

5000

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil 120

Endurance, nm(kts)

14000(12.5)

Armament

3 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 1 helicopter (Alouette II)

Electronic equipment 2x Decca 1229 radars

Complement

123

Project history: Command and logistic support ship for mine countermeasures vessels, development of Godetia. Modifications included setting of the bridge frther aft, allowing a second supply hold and crane to be accommodated in the bow section. She was also given a telescoping hangar and a landing platform on the stern for Alouette II (later Alouette III) helicopter. Two cable reels wee fitted on the after deckhouse from completion. Carried 500 t cargo fuel for minesweepers.

Modernizations: 1993: - 3 x 1 - 40/60

Naval service: No significant events.

Zinnia 1980

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