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Naval Boats - Belgium - December 2013

TrevBish.co.uk

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This was on our "Suits On Tour" Tour of Belgium. They have been left to rot on the side of a river bank. It has been used as a drug den and is in a bit of a bad shape.

History From:

http://jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/1433998

PATROL BOATS

Royal Danish Navy Fast Patrol Boats

SØHESTEN (Sea Horse) P513 (1966-1990) & SØHUNDEN (Sea Dog) P514 (1966-1990)

Propulsion:

3 Rolls Royce Marine Gas Turbines - 12,750 Hps.

2 General Motors Diesel Engines - 460 Hps.

3 Propellers

Speed :

54 knots (gas turbines)

10 knots (diesel engines)

Armament :

1-2 ea 40 mm Machine Gun Mk M/48 LvSa (2x1)

2-4 ea 533 mm Torpedo Tubes (4x1)

2 ea Illumination Rocket Launcher (on forward gun)

10 ea mines could be carried in stead of the torpedo tubes

After the mid 1980's, the aft 40 mm was permanently replaced by:

1 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa

Complement:

27 men (5 officers and 22 ratings and enlisted)

The FPB could be equipped as a torpedo boat with one forward gun and four torpedo tubes, or as a gun boat with two guns (forward and aft) and only two torpedo tubes.

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Thanks For Looking!

 
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Lara

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Oh wow, like this! Cracking shots and thanks for the share :)

:comp

 

skeleton key

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Great shots Trev and do like the look of them Boats

but with all those needles not looking like a place where you would want to slip up

The Dirty sgag heads ahoy

Like that mate cheers fella

(y)

 

Ninja Kitten

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shame they've gone down hill so much but ide still be straight on them!

 

Nelly

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Don't see many derelict boats, nice one!!!

 

Urbex Ninja

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bleugh needles make me cringe.

Nice pics though!

 
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