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Godetia 1979

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Godetia	A960		Boëlwerf, Temse	15.2.1965	7.12.1965	21.5.1966	in service (2019)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	1700
Displacement full, t	2500
Length, m	87.9 pp 91.8 oa
Breadth, m	14.0
Draught, m	3.50
No of shafts	2
Machinery	4 ACEC-MAN diesels
Power, h. p.	5400
Max speed, kts	19
Fuel, t	diesel oil 294
Endurance, nm(kts)	8700(12)
Armament	2 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1
Electronic equipment	2x nav. radars
Complement	95

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Project history

Command and logistic support ship for mine countermeasures vessels and also doubles as a royal yacht. Ship has space for a laboratory and accommodation for oceanographic research personnel. A central hold is served by a single crane for the transfer of supplies to smaller vessels. Can also be used for cadet training with accommodations for 40 cadets.

Modernizations

late 1960s: - 1 x 2 - 40/60; + two reels for minesweeping cables, helicopter deck

1980: - 1 x 2 - 40/60; + 1 x 1 - 40/60 Mk 3, 4 x 2 - 12.7/90

1983: - 4 x 2 - 12.7/90, 2x nav. radars; + 2x Decca 1229 radars

1992: - 1 x 1 - 40/60; + 4 x 1 - 12.7/90

Naval service

No significant events.