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Tuesday 2 February 2016

Belgium building armed fishery patrol annex royal yacht Artevelde according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1939 no. 10

An item referred to the magazine Schiffbau dated 1 August 1939 reporting that at Antwerp, Belgium the fishery patrol Artevelde was laid down, also suitable to be used as royal yacht. With a displacement of 1.600 tons were the dimensions 98,25 x 10,5 x 3,60 x 5,85 metres. Horsepower 30.000 hp and a speed of 30 knots. The armament consisted of 2x2 anti aircraft guns.