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Career ( Swedish Navy) |
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| Name: |
HMS Belos |
| Builder: |
Shipyard De Hoop, Netherlands |
| Launched: |
1985 |
| Acquired: |
1992 |
| Notes: |
Previously NB314 Energy Supporter |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
6150 tonnes |
| Length: |
104.9m |
| Beam: |
18.5m |
| Draft: |
5.1m |
| Propulsion: |
2x Azimuth thrusters @ 1840 kw each |
| Speed: |
13 knots |
| Complement: |
25 Officers
35 Conscripts |
| Notes: |
5x Cranes with a lifting capacity of 5, 6, 10, 55 and 100 tonnes respectively |
HMS Belos is a submarine rescue ship in the Swedish Navy's 1st Submarine flotilla. She carries Sjöugglan, Argus, Mantis and URF. She is also capable of carrying the British LR5.
[edit] History
Originally built as a diving platform to serve offshore oil platforms, she was bought and converted to a submarine rescue ship. HMS Belos is the largest ship (by displacement) in the Swedish Navy.
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