Kbv-001 (ARS) class

 2 (+1) Kbv-001 class SALVAGE SHIPS (ARS)

 Name      Pendant    In Service    Status

 ......    Kbv-001    July 2008     Active
 ......    Kbv-002    Dec. 2008     Active
 ......    Kbv-003    Dec. 2009     Fitting Out

The first two units were ordered on Dec. 20, 2005, with an option for a third unit. That option was exercised in early 2007.

Construction is a joint effort between Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Netherlands, and the two Damen shipyards at Galati in Romania and...