October 2006. The Mediterranean Sea. Photo by E. Pavlov.

Country: Germany.
Class, [Type]: Alster, [AGI].
Homeport: Eckernforde.

Callsign: DRHF (     )

Builder: Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany.
Launch date: 4 November 1988.
Commission date: 5 October 1989.

Displacement ( tons ): 3200 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 83,5 x 14,5 x 4,2.
Main machinery: 2 x Deutz-MWM SBV diesels ( 8800 hp ); 2 x electric motors ( 760 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 21.
Complement: 76 ( 40 specialists ). 

Radars: Surface search: RTN-N; Navigation: Decca.
Sonars: AISYS.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  2008