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HNLMS Zeefakkel (A903)
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HNLMS Zeefakkel was a hydrographic survey vessel built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy.[2][3] She was specially designed to perform surveys in coastal areas and did this between 1951 and 1972.[4] Later she was turned into a training vessel.[5]
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Name | Zeefakkel |
Operator | ![]() |
Builder | J. & K. Smit, Kinderdijk |
Laid down | 28 November 1949 |
Launched | 21 September 1950 |
Commissioned | 22 May 1951 |
Identification | A903 |
General characteristics [1] | |
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Displacement | 355 t (349 long tons) |
Length | 45.4 m (148 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in) |
Draught | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Crew | 29 |
Armament | 1 x 40 mm AA gun |
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