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Castor class Patrol Vessel
 
 
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Units:
Ship: Launched: Commissioned: STATUS:
P901 BNS Castor April 14, 2014 July 10, 2014 IN SERVICE
P902 BNS Pollux December 22, 2014 May 6, 2015 IN SERVICE
3rd unit on order  
 
Specifications:
 
 Builder: SOCARENAM (Société Calaisienne de Réparation Navale et Mécanique), Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

Displacement: 455 tons
Length: 53.5 meters (175 feet 6 inches)
Beam: 9.5 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draft: 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h), max.
Range: 2800 NMI (5000 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) / 4500 NMI (8300 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h)
Complement: 16 (+ space for 20 additional)

Propulsion:
2 x MTU 16V4000M73L diesel engines / 2,880 kW (3,860 hp), each
2 shafts, 2 propellers

Armament:
 FN Herstal Sea deFNder 12.7 mm Remote Weapon System (RWS)
Systems:
 Hensoldt UK SharpEye Χ/S-band surveillance and navigation radar
OIP Micro Orbis electro-optical sensor system
Satcom
  
Aviation:
none

Boats:
2 x Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) / 1 on stern ramp, 1 on davit
  
 
The Castor class is a pair of coastal patrol vessels in service with the Belgian Navy, used primarily for patrol of the Belgian exclusive economic zone of the North Sea. A third unit is in procurement as of 2024.
 
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FN Herstal Sea deFNder 12.7 mm Remote Weapon System (RWS)

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