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| History |
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 Belgium |
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| Name | Myosotis |
| Namesake | Myosotis |
| Builder | Beliard-Murdoch, Ostend |
| Laid down | 6 July 1987 |
| Launched | 4 August 1988 |
| Completed | 14 December 1989 |
| Stricken | 2004 |
| Fate | Sold to Bulgaria |
 Bulgaria |
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| Name | Tsibar |
| Identification | |
| Status | in active service, as of 2010[update] |
| General characteristics (in Belgian service) |
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| Class and type | Tripartite-class minehunter |
| Displacement |
- 536 t (528 long tons) empty
- 605 t (595 long tons) full load
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| Length | 51.5 m (169 ft) |
| Beam | 8.96 m (29.4 ft) |
| Height | 18.5 m (61 ft) |
| Draught | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
| Propulsion |
- 1 × 1370 kW Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine
- 2 × 180 kW ACEC active rudders
- 1 × HOLEC bow propeller
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| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Boats & landing
craft carried | |
| Complement | 4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors |
Sensors and
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
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| Armament | 3 × 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.
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