Date - 2014-06-03
Operator - Portuguese Navy
Type - Survey Vessel
Name - ALMIRANTE GAGO COUTINHO
Year - 1985
Flag - Portuguese
IMO - ?
Status - Active
Tonnage (GT) - ?
Deadweight tonnage (Dwt) - 2285t
Length - 68.3m
Beam - 13.1m
Draught - 5.6m
Propulsion - 1
Speed - 10kts
Capacity - ?
Crew - 37 (6 officers)
This is the former USN ship USNS Assurance that was built in 1985 as a Stalwart class auxiliary general ocean surveillance ships. 18 of these were built. This one ended his service for the USN in 1995 and entered in service in 1999 for the Portuguese Navy. Here is seen sailing along the coastline of Terceira Island.
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