| Bulgarian minehunter Tsibar | |
|---|---|
| Career (Belgium) |  |
| Name: | Myosotis |
| Namesake: | Myosotis |
| Builder: | Beliard-Murdoch, Ostend |
| Laid down: | 6 July 1987 |
| Launched: | 4 August 1988 |
| Completed: | 14 December 1989 |
| Struck: | 2004 |
| Fate: | Sold to Bulgaria |
| Career (Bulgaria) |  |
| Name: | Tsibar |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2010[update] |
| General characteristics (in Belgian service) | |
| Class & type: | Tripartite-class minehunter |
| Displacement: |
536 t (528 long tons) empty 605 t (595 long tons) full load |
| Length: | 51.5 m (169 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.96 m (29.4 ft) |
| Height: | 18.5 m (61 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
1 × 1370 kW Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine 2 × 180 kW ACEC active rudders 1 × HOLEC bow propellor |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × Atlas Elektronik Seafox ROV |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
1 × Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2022 Mk III Hull Mounted Sonar 1 × SAAB Bofors Double Eagle Mk III Self Propelled Variable Depth Sonar 1 × Consilium Selesmar Type T-250/10CM003 Radar |
| Armament: | 3 × 12.7 mm machine guns |
Tsibar is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Bulgarian Navy. The ship was formerly Myosotis (M922) of the Belgian Naval Component. Myosotis' keel was laid on 6 July 1987 at Ostend yard of Beliard-Murdoch. She was launched on 4 August 1988 and completed on 14 December 1989. Myosotis was stricken from the Belgian Naval Component in 2004 and sold to Bulgaria.
References[]
- "Myosotis (6127919)". Miramar Ship Index. http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz. Retrieved 14 October 2009. (subscription required)
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