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ALBATROS patrol vessel (1967 / 1984)

Albatros 2000

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Albatros (ex-Névé) P681 184 CN Le Trait, Le Havre     1967 // 23.3.1984 stricken 7.2015
  

Displacement standard, t

1940

Displacement full, t

2800

Length, m

75.0 pp 85.0 oa

Breadth, m

13.5

Draught, m

6.00

No of shafts

1

Machinery

2 SACM-AGO V12 UD33 diesel-generators, 2 electric motors / 2 electric motors for cruisisng

Power, h. p.

2310 / 500

Max speed, kts

15

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

12000(15)

Armament

1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Military load 1 launch, 1 small landing craft , 200 t of cargo, 15 passengers

Electronic equipment

2 DRBN-32 radars, ARUR ECM suite

Complement

47

Project history: Former stern-haul trawler purchased in April 1983 from fishery company for use in Antarctic fisheries patrol duties off Kerguelen.

Modernizations: 1991: re-engined with 2 UD33V12 S4 diesel-generators

2002: - 2x DRBN-32 radars, ARUR ECM suite; + 2x DRBN-38A radars, 2x ARBR-16 ECM suites

Naval service: No significant events.

Albatros 2002

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

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