EML Admiral Pitka
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EML Admiral Pitka (A230) was a Beskytteren-class ocean patrol vessel and former flagship of the Estonian Navy, belonging to the Mineships Division. She was named after Estonian Admiral Johan Pitka.
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EML Admiral Pitka in Tallinn, July 2013 | |
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Denmark | |
Name | Beskytteren |
Builder | Aalborg Værft, Aalborg, Denmark |
Laid down | 15 December 1974 |
Launched | 29 May 1975 |
Commissioned | 27 February 1976 |
Decommissioned | 21 November 2000 |
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Fate | Donated to Estonia |
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Estonia | |
Name | Admiral Pitka |
Acquired | 24 January 2000 |
Commissioned | 21 November 2000 |
Decommissioned | 13 June 2013[2] |
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Motto | Pro patria |
Fate | Scrapped, 2014[3] |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Beskytteren class offshore patrol frigate |
Displacement | 1,970 tons full |
Length | 74.7 m (245 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) |
Height | 21 m (68 ft 11 in) |
Draft | 5.3 m (17 ft 5 in) |
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Speed | 18.5 kn (34.3 km/h) |
Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 13 kn (24 km/h) |
Complement | 8 officers, 35 sailors |
Crew | 43 |
Sensors and processing systems | 2 Litton Decca E (I-band) navigation radars |
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Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck for 1 medium helicopter. |
Notes | Strengthened for ice operations (A1 ice-class) |
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