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Latvian patrol boat Linga (P 03)

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Name
  
Linga (P-03)

Decommissioned
  
25 May 2012

Beam
  
6.2 m (20 ft)

Launched
  
1968

Draft
  
1.8 m

Acquired
  
2001

Displacement
  
138 long tons (140 t)

Draught
  
1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)

Length
  
36 m

Latvian patrol boat Linga (P-03)

Linga (hull number P-03) was a Storm class patrol boat of the Latvian Naval Forces. It was built in Bergen, Norway, in 1967–1968 and originally served in the Royal Norwegian Navy under the name HNoMS Gnist.

After an agreement between the Latvian and Norwegian governments the ship became part of the Latvian Naval Forces and it arrived in Liepāja on June 9, 2001. It has a length of 36.5 metres, width of 6.2 metres, is equipped with twin MTU MD 16 V538 TB90 engines and has a total power of 7200 hp.

After almost eleven years of service in Latvian Naval Forces, she was decommissioned on May 25, 2012. All former COs were present at the ceremony.

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Latvian patrol boat Linga (P-03) Wikipedia