HSwMS Belos (A214)
HSwMs Belos at Karlskrona in 2008 | |
| History | |
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| Sweden | |
| Name | Belos |
| Builder | Shipyard De Hoop, Netherlands |
| Launched | 1985 |
| Acquired | 1992 |
| Identification |
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| Notes | Previously Energy Supporter |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Submarine rescue ship |
| Displacement | 6,150 t (6,050 long tons) |
| Length | 104.9 m (344 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 18.0 m (59 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in) |
| Propulsion | MAN 9ASL 25/30 Two Azimuth thrusters at 1,840 kw each |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) |
| Complement | 40 |
| Notes | Five cranes with a lifting capacity of 5, 6, 10, 55 and 100 tonnes respectively |
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HSwMS Belos (A214) is a submarine rescue ship in the Swedish Navy's 1st Submarine flotilla. She carries the submarine rescue vehicle (SRV) URF. She is also capable of carrying the NATO Submarine Rescue System (NSRS). As of 2017 HSwMS Belos was the largest ship by displacement in the Swedish Navy. Belos is traditionally the name of the Swedish Navy's submarine rescue vessel and she is the third ship with that name.