French rescue ship Argonaute (2004)
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History | |
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Name | Island Patriot |
Ordered | 1 January 2001 |
Builder | Brevik Construction, Brevik, Norway |
Launched | 2003 |
Commissioned | December 2003 |
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Name | Argonaute |
Namesake | Argonauts |
Acquired | 2004 |
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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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