Latvian minehunter Tālivaldis

Tālivaldis (M-06) (ex-HNLMS Dordrecht (A852)) is a former minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Now in service with the Latvian Navy.^[1][2]

History
Netherlands
Name	Dordrecht
Namesake	The city of Dordrecht
Builder	Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam
Laid down	5 January 1981
Launched	18 February 1983
Commissioned	16 November 1983
Decommissioned	5 July 2000
Identification	Hull number: M852
Fate	Sold to the Latvian Navy
Latvia
Name	Tālivaldis
Cost	€11.4 million (2007)
Acquired	2007
Commissioned	2008
Identification	Hull number: M-06
Status	In active service
General characteristics ^[1]^[2]
Type	Alkmaar-class minehunter
Displacement	588 t (579 long tons) full load
Length	51.50 m (169 ft 0 in)
Beam	8.90 m (29 ft 2 in)
Height	18.5 m (60 ft 8 in)
Draft	2.60 m (8 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	1 × 1,860 hp (1,390 kW) Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × PAP 104 ROV
Crew	44
Sensors and processing systems	1 × DUBM 21B sonar
Armament	1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) machine gun

History

Dordrecht is the result of a cooperation between France, Belgium and The Netherlands. She is the third ship in the Alkmaar-class minehunters. The commissioning ceremony took place in Alblasserdam on 16 November 1983.^[2]

Dordrecht was sold to the Latvian Navy in 2007 together with Alkmaar, Delfzijl, Harlingen and Scheveningen. She was transferred in 2008 and renamed Tālivaldis.^[1][2][3]

References

1. "Alkmaarklasse mijnenjagers" (in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
2. "Hr.Ms. Dordrecht. (bnr. 852)" (in Dutch). Onze Marinevloot. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
3. "M-06 "Tālivaldis"" (in Latvian). Latvian National Armed Forces. Retrieved 14 June 2023.