| Albanian patrol vessel Butrinti | |
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File:Albanian students tour Albanian Naval Force vessel Butrinti - 26 September 2015 - 150926-N-AX546-120.jpg Albanian students tour Butrinti | |
| Career (Albania) |  |
| Name: | Butrinti |
| Ordered: | 2007 |
| Builder: | Pashaliman Naval Base |
| Launched: | 8 April 2014 |
| Commissioned: | 2014 |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel |
| Length: | 42.8 m (140 ft) |
| Beam: | 7.1 m (23 ft) |
| Speed: | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
| Complement: | 17 |
Butrinti is a Damen Stan 4207 patrol vessel of the Albanian Naval Force, built at the Pashaliman Naval Base. She is used to perform a number of tasks and duties, including coastal patrol, search and rescue, control and monitoring of maritime traffic, marine environment protection. She is also used in joint operations between Albania and other European countries.[1][2]
History[]
Butrinti was launched in 2014.[1] The sailors from USS Porter visited the ship in 2015 as part of a joint public relations exercise.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "New ship added to our Naval Force" (in English). Albanian Ministry of Defense. 8 April 2014. http://mbrojtja.gov.al/eng/index.php/newsroom/177-new-ship-added-to-our-naval-force.
- ↑ NATO. "Albanian patrol boat concludes navy's first NATO tour" (in en). http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_149211.htm.
- ↑ "USS Porter Hosts Career Day for Albanian Students" (in English). United States Navy. 1 October 2015. http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=91330.
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