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Bulgarian minehunter Tsibar

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History
Belgium
NameMyosotis
NamesakeMyosotis
BuilderBeliard-Murdoch, Ostend
Laid down6 July 1987
Launched4 August 1988
Completed14 December 1989
Stricken2004
FateSold to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
NameTsibar
Identification
Statusin active service, as of 2010
General characteristics (in Belgian service)
Class & typeTripartite-class minehunter
Displacement
  • 536 t (528 long tons) empty
  • 605 t (595 long tons) full load
Length51.5 m (169 ft)
Beam8.96 m (29.4 ft)
Height18.5 m (61 ft)
Draught3.6 m (12 ft)
Propulsion
  • 1 × 1370 kW Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine
  • 2 × 180 kW ACEC active rudders
  • 1 × HOLEC bow propeller
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Range3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried
Complement4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors
Sensors &
processing systems
  • 1 × Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2022 Mk III Hull Mounted Sonar
  • 1 × SAAB Bofors Double Eagle Mk III Self Propelled Variable Depth Sonar
  • 1 × Consilium Selesmar Type T-250/10CM003 Radar
Armament3 × 12.7 mm machine guns

Tsibar is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Bulgarian Navy. The ship was formerly Myosotis (M922) of the Belgian Naval Component. Myosotis' keel was laid on 6 July 1987 at Ostend yard of Beliard-Murdoch. She was launched on 4 August 1988 and completed on 14 December 1989. Myosotis was stricken from the Belgian Naval Component in 2004 and sold to Bulgaria.

References

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  • "Myosotis (6127919)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 14 October 2009.