ALBATROS (A-996) class

Country of Origin: Belgium

ship list


 1 ALBATROS-class MEDIUM COASTAL TUG (YTM)

 Name       Pendant    Lauched          Commissioned     Status

 ALBATROS   A-996      Aug. 22, 1967    Jan. 10, 1968    Active
    (ex-Dutch WESTGAT, A-872)

description

The ALBATROS is rated by the Belgian navy as a service craft, but she carries an auxiliary-type pendant number.

She retired from the Royal Netherlands Navy on March 12, 1996. She was purchased by Belgium on May 26, 1997, to replace EKSTER (A-998). The tug was commissioned...

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