Naval Boats - Belgium - December 2013

[TrevBish.co.uk]

This was on our "Suits On Tour" Tour of Belgium. They have been left to rot on the side of a river bank. It has been used as a drug den and is in a bit of a bad shape.

History From:

http://jalbum.net/en/browse/user/album/1433998

PATROL BOATS

Royal Danish Navy Fast Patrol Boats

SØHESTEN (Sea Horse) P513 (1966-1990) & SØHUNDEN (Sea Dog) P514 (1966-1990)

Propulsion:

3 Rolls Royce Marine Gas Turbines - 12,750 Hps.

2 General Motors Diesel Engines - 460 Hps.

3 Propellers

Speed :

54 knots (gas turbines)

10 knots (diesel engines)

Armament :

1-2 ea 40 mm Machine Gun Mk M/48 LvSa (2x1)

2-4 ea 533 mm Torpedo Tubes (4x1)

2 ea Illumination Rocket Launcher (on forward gun)

10 ea mines could be carried in stead of the torpedo tubes

After the mid 1980's, the aft 40 mm was permanently replaced by:

1 ea 20 mm Machine Gun Mk M/42 LvSa

Complement:

27 men (5 officers and 22 ratings and enlisted)

The FPB could be equipped as a torpedo boat with one forward gun and four torpedo tubes, or as a gun boat with two guns (forward and aft) and only two torpedo tubes.

Thanks For Looking!

 

[Lara]

Oh wow, like this! Cracking shots and thanks for the share

 

[skeleton key]

Great shots Trev and do like the look of them Boats

but with all those needles not looking like a place where you would want to slip up

The Dirty sgag heads ahoy

Like that mate cheers fella

 

[Wevsky]

smack heads R us!!still an interesting set tho

 

[seaside_rambler]

Shame they are in such a state, cool to see some boats

 

[Ninja Kitten]

shame they've gone down hill so much but ide still be straight on them!

 

[Nelly]

Don't see many derelict boats, nice one!!!

 

[Perjury Saint]

Aarrrr... Yo ho ho and spoon full o skag!!

 

[TheBaronof Scotland]

nice set, shame about the bag heads messing it up

 

[Urbex Ninja]

bleugh needles make me cringe.

Nice pics though!

 

[shaddam]

oh man what a beaut !