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STERN (A-963) class

Country of Origin: Belgium


 1 STERN-class MISCELLANEOUS AUXILIARY (AG)

 Name     Pendant No.    Launched     Commissioned     Status

 STERN    A-963          Nov. 1979    Sept. 3, 1980    Active
   (ex-Swedish coast guard Kbv-171)

The ship was originally built as a Swedish coast guard cutter, TV-171. That cutter was completed with a length of 144 ft (43.9 m).

The hull was lengthened to 19 ft 7 in (6.0 m) in 1981 to match sister ship Kbv-172. (See separate database entry for the Swedish...

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