ROERMOND ex M 806. Spotted in Lemmer, January 18th., 2005
Former coastal minesweeper of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Today in use by the Seacadets Organisation in Lemmer, The Netherlands. The ship is one of 32 Western Union type wooden coastal minesweepers built in the Netherlands of which 18 under offshore procurement as the DOKKUM-class.Displacement 373 tons standard, 453 tons full load.L x B x d = 46,62 m x 8,78 m x 2,55 m.Engines 2 x Fijenoord MAN V64 diesel engines developing 1.840 kW2 propellershafts driving 4 blade CP propellers. Speed 16 knots.ex MCS 174, ex M806 ROERMONDBuild 1955 Wilton Fijenoord N.V., Schiedam, The Netherlands. Last time out of service 16-04-1987