October 1999. Varna. Photo by A. Andreev.

Country: United Kingdom.
Class, [Type]: Hunt, [MCMV].
Homeport: Portsmouth.

Callsign: GBPD (     )

Builder: Vosper Thornycroft, U.K.
Launch date: October 1983.
Commission date: October 1984.

Displacement ( tons ): 750 full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 60 x 10 x 2,2.
Main machinery: 2 x diesels ( 3550 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 17.
Range ( miles ): 1500 at 12 knots.
Complement: 45 ( 6 officers ).

Guns: 1 x 1 Oerlikon/BMARC 30mm, 2 x 1 7,62mm.
Countermeasures: Sea Fox Mine Disposal System; MS 14 Magnetic loop; MSSA Acoustic generator; 2 x K8 Oropesa sweeps.

Radar: Navigation: Type 1006.
Sonar: Type 2193.

Year of visit the Black Sea:  1999 | 2014