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Nelson 2009 Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

Ships

Name	No	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Nelson (ex-Orkney)	CG20	972	Hall Russell, Aberdeen, UK	1975	29.6.1976	25.2.1977 // 18.12.2000	discarded 2015

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	998
Displacement full, t	1280
Length, m	52.0 pp 61.1 oa
Breadth, m	11.0
Draught, m	4.27
No of shafts	1
Machinery	2 Ruston 12-RK 3 CM diesels
Power, h. p.	5640
Max speed, kts	16.5
Fuel, t	diesel oil 310
Endurance, nm(kts)	11000(12)
Armament	1 x 1 - 20/90 GAM-B01, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90
Electronic equipment	type 1006 radar, SU 'Sidescan' sonar, DEA-1 CCS
Complement	35

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Project history

Former Royal Navy Island-class patrol ship, retired from the RN in 1999, transferred in 2000 and recommissioned 22.2.2001. Disarmed before the transfer.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.