ANDROMEDA (A-5203) class

 2 ANDROMEDA-class SURVEY SHIPS (AGS)

 Name         Pendant   Launched        Commissioned    Status

 ANDROMEDA    A-5203    Dec. 12, 1985   Feb. 1, 1987    Active
 AURIGA       A-52305   1986            July 1, 1987    Active

These ships replaced the ALFONSO DE ALBUQUERQUE (A-526), a converted British BAY-class frigate.

AURIGA carries a Phantom S2 remote-operated vehicle and a Klein towed side-scan sonar.

Both are active.

 Arsenal do Alfeite, Lisbon, Portugal

 Displacement:      230 tons standard
                    270 tons full load
 Dimensions:
     length         103 ft 4 in (31.50 m) overall
     beam            25 ft 5 in ( 7.75 m)
     draft            8 ft 2 in ( 2.50 m) maximum
 Propulsion:        1 MTU type 12V396 TC82 diesel; 1,200 total bhp;
                      1 shaft
 Performance
     speed          12.5 knots
     range          1,100 nm at 12 knots; 1,980 nm at 10 knots
 Manning            17 total (3 off. + 14 enl.)
 Combat Systems
     radar          1 Racal-Decca RM-914C navigation
     sonar          1 Klein type

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