HSwMS Belos (A214)

History
Sweden 7381
NameBelos
BuilderShipyard De Hoop, Netherlands Dutch
Launched1985
Acquired1992
Identification
NotesPreviously Energy Supporter
Badge
General characteristics
Displacement6150 tonnes[1]
Length104.9 metres (344 ft)[1]
Beam18.0 metres (59.1 ft)[1]
Draft5.1 metres (17 ft)[1]
PropulsionMAN 9ASL 25/30 Two Azimuth thrusters @ 1840 kw each
Speed13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)[1]
Complement
  • 30 Officers
  • 10 Conscripts [1]
NotesFive cranes with a lifting capacity of 5, 6, 10, 55 and 100 tonnes respectively

HSwMS Belos (A214) is a submarine rescue ship in the Swedish Navy's 1st Submarine flotilla. She carries the Submarine Rescue Vehicle URF. She is also capable of carrying the NATO rescue system NSRS. HSwMS Belos is currently (2017) the largest ship by displacement in the Swedish Navy.[1] HMS Belos is traditionally the name of the Swedish Navy's submarine rescue vessel and she is the third ship with that name.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Swedish Armed Forces (in Swedish)