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Sterne 2002

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Sterne (ex-PM41)	P680		La Perriere, Lorient	18.5.1979	31.10.1979	18.7.1980	stricken 7.2009

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	250
Displacement full, t	340
Length, m	43.6 pp 49.0 oa
Breadth, m	7.50
Draught, m	2.80
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 SACM V12 CZSHR diesels
Power, h. p.	4200
Max speed, kts	19
Fuel, t	diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	4900(12)
Armament	2 x 1 - 12.7/90
Electronic equipment	DRBN-32 radar
Complement	19

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Project history

Sterne was built to mercantile standards for fishery protection duties within the 200-mile economic zone. Construction funds were provided by the ship owners, but the ship was manned by naval personnel. She was equipped with a large infirmary, and featured an active tank stabilisation system. An electrohydraulic drive system coupled to the starboard shaft provided an economical cruise speed of 6.5kts. A second unit was to have been ordered in 1987, but was cancelled.

Modernizations

late 1990s: - DRBN-32 radar; + Furuno, Decca 2690 ARPA radars

Naval service

No significant events.