Castor is a Castor-class patrol vessel of the Belgian Navy. The vessel was constructed in France and entered service in 2014.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Belgium | |
| Name | Castor |
| Namesake | Castor |
| Builder | Socarenam yard, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France |
| Launched | 14 April 2014[1] |
| Commissioned | 10 July 2014[2] |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Type | Castor-class patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 455 t (448 long tons) full load |
| Length | 53.50 m (175 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in) |
| Draught | 3.19 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 2,880 kW (3,860 hp) MTU diesel engines |
| Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (maximum) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × RHIBs |
| Crew | 15 |
Construction and career
editCastor was launched on 14 April 2014 at the Socarenam yard in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.[1] It was commissioned in the navy by Queen Mathilde on 10 July 2014.[2] Castor is the lead ship in the Castor class, and has pennant number P901.
Between 24 and 25 November 2014 Castor, together with the Dutch minehunter Makkum, shadowed the Russian landing ship Kaliningrad when it transited the North Sea.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Eerste nieuwe Belgische patrouilleschip 'Castor' te water gelaten" (in Dutch). Standaard.be. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Dopen van het patrouillevaartuig P901 "Castor"" (in Dutch). Monarchie.be. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Castorklasse patrouilleschepen (België)" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Belgische en Nederlandse schepen schaduwen Russisch schip" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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