VALCKE (A-950) class

Country of Origin: Belgium

ship list


 1 VALCKE-class COASTAL TUG (YTB)

 Name      Pendant   Launched        Commissioned    Status

 VALCKE    A-950     Nov. 16, 1960   Dec. 16, 1960   Active
    (ex-M/V ASTROLOOG; ex-M/V STEENBANK)

description

VALCKE is officially rated by the Belgian navy as a service craft, although it bears an auxiliary pendant number.

She was purchased in 1980 from A. Smit, as was her (since-stricken) sister ship EKSTER (A-998). VALCKE was refitted during 1995.

VALCKE was reported to have...

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