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2 unusual facts about Styrsö-class mine countermeasures vessel


Styrsö-class mine countermeasures vessel

There is also an underwater vehicle type Uven and a Towed array sonar on board.

The class is built exclusively with civilian technology, so called (COTS), everything from diesel engines to the computers on board have been bought from the civilian market.


Bedok-class mine countermeasures vessel

After the crash of SilkAir Flight 185 on 19 December 1997 in the Musi River near Palembang, RSS Bedok, RSS Kallang and RSS Punggol were deployed as part of a Singapore Armed Forces contingent to assist Indonesian authorities in their search and recovery operations near the crash site.

Hunt-class

Hunt-class mine countermeasures vessel, mine countermeasures vessels launched from 1978 to 1988

Sauda-class mine countermeasures vessel

She is a museum vessel owned by the Royal Norwegian Navy Museum but maintained and sailed by a dedicated friendship association.

Vosso was built by Skaaluren Skibsbyggeri, Rosendal, delivered on 15 March 1955, and decommissioned on 8 July 1987.


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