French rescue ship Argonaute (2004)
For other ships with the same name, see French ship Argonaute.
History | |
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Norway | |
Name: | Island Patriot |
Ordered: | 1 January 2001 |
Builder: | Brevik Construction, Brevik, Norway |
Launched: | 2003 |
Commissioned: | December 2003 |
France | |
Name: | Argonaute |
Namesake: | Argonauts |
Acquired: | 2004 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | UT 710 High sea tug |
Displacement: | 2100 tonnes |
Length: | 68.95 m (226.2 ft) |
Beam: | 15.5 m (51 ft) |
Draught: | 5.95 m (19.5 ft) |
Propulsion: | 2 Bergen BRM9 diesel engines |
Speed: | 15.6 knots (28.9 km/h; 18.0 mph) |
Complement: | 9 |
Sensors and processing systems: | 2 Racal Decca radars |
Argonaute is a ship of the French Navy specialised in rescue and decontamination.
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