BELGICA (A-962) class

 1 BELGICA-class OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSEL (AGOR)

 Name      Pendant No.   Launched       Commissioned    Status

 BELGICA   A-962         Jan. 6, 1984   July 5, 1984    Active

The vessel was ordered in December 1982 and laid down on Oct. 17, 1983.

BELGICA is used in the North and Irish seas for fisheries and hydrographic research as well as for fisheries patrol. She received a major refit during 1999.

Active.

 Boelwerf, Temse, Belgium

 Displacement:       835 tons...