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ICELANDIC COAST GUARD (ICELAND)

ESCORTS

ÁRVAKUR patrol (1962/1969)

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Árvakur     Bodewes, Netherlands     1962 // 1969 to Lighthouse Service 1981

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

700

Length, m

33.3

Breadth, m

10.0

Draught, m

4.00

No of shafts

1

Machinery

1 Deutz diesel

Power, h. p.

1000

Max speed, kts

12

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

none

Electronic equipment

2x radars

Complement

12

Project history: Built in Netherlands as lighthouse tender and acquired by Iceland for Coast Guard in 1969.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Árvakur 1969

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