BNS Godetia - A690

BNS Godetia - A690 seen here entering the Port of Tyne on 4th May 2007.

Worth looking out for this one as whilst she is primarily a Mine Hunter she also operates as a Fisheries Protection Vessel.

She is a Belgian Navy minecraft logistics support ship, 2,500-ton, 92m long, and is the largest in Belgium’s small Navy. Launched on 7th of December 1965, at the Boel Yards (shipyard), Temse. Her role includes:

Fishery Protection
Support and Supply ship for minesweepers.
Command ship for Mine Counter Measure operations.

Radius of action  
6.000 miles at economical speed (15 kts)  
General  
Displacement: 2.500 tons
Draught: 3,50 m
Length: 91,30 m
Width: 14 m  
Crew  
8 officers
29 NCO's
55 sailors and +/- 40 cadets  
Maximum speed   18 knots  
Output power   4 fast running diesel engines 1350HP each  
Armament   4 x .50 machine guns