Belgian patrol vessel Castor

History
Belgium
Name	Castor
Namesake	Castor
Builder	Socarenam yard, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Launched	14 April 2014
Commissioned	10 July 2014
Identification	MMSI number: 205662000; Pennant number: P901;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Castor-class patrol vessel
Displacement	455 t (448 long tons) full load
Length	53.50 m (175 ft 6 in)
Beam	9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Draught	3.19 m (10 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 2,880 kW (3,860 hp) MTU diesel engines
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (maximum)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × RHIBs
Crew	15

Castor is a Castor-class patrol vessel of the Belgian Navy. The vessel was constructed in France and entered service in 2014.

Construction and career

Castor was launched on 14 April 2014 at the Socarenam yard in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.^[1] It was commissioned in the navy by Queen Mathilde on 10 July 2014.^[2] Castor is the lead ship in the Castor class, and has pennant number P901.

Between 24 and 25 November 2014 Castor, together with the Dutch minehunter Makkum, shadowed the Russian landing ship Kaliningrad when it transited the North Sea.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Eerste nieuwe Belgische patrouilleschip 'Castor' te water gelaten" (in Dutch). Standaard.be. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Dopen van het patrouillevaartuig P901 "Castor"" (in Dutch). Monarchie.be. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Castorklasse patrouilleschepen (België)" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Belgische en Nederlandse schepen schaduwen Russisch schip" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

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[P901_Castor_01-1] "Eerste nieuwe Belgische patrouilleschip 'Castor' te water gelaten" (in Dutch). Standaard.be. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

[P901_Castor_02-2] "Dopen van het patrouillevaartuig P901 "Castor"" (in Dutch). Monarchie.be. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

[History_1-3] "Castorklasse patrouilleschepen (België)" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

[4] "Belgische en Nederlandse schepen schaduwen Russisch schip" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

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v t e Castor-class patrol vessels
Belgian Navy	Castor Pollux
Preceded by: None Followed by: None

v t e Ships of the Belgian Naval Component
Karel Doorman-class frigates	Leopold I Louise-Marie
Tripartite-class minehunters	Aster Bellis Crocus Lobelia Narcis Primula
Castor-class patrol vessels	Castor Pollux
Auxiliary vessels	Zenobe Gramme Spich Werl