Latvian minehunter Rūsiņš

Rūsiņš (M-08) (ex-HNLMS Alkmaar (A850)) is a former minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Now in service with the Latvian Navy.^[2][3]

History
Netherlands
Name	Alkmaar
Namesake	The city of Alkmaar
Builder	Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam
Laid down	30 January 1979
Launched	2 May 1982
Commissioned	28 May 1983
Decommissioned	15 May 2000
Identification	Hull number: M850
Fate	Sold to the Latvian Navy
Latvia
Name	Rūsiņš
Cost	€11.4 million (2007) (equivalent to €14.08 million in 2022)[1]
Acquired	2007
Commissioned	2011
Identification	Hull number: M-08
Status	In active service
General characteristics [2][3]
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 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × PAP 104 ROV
Crew	44
Sensors & processing systems	1 × DUBM 21B sonar
Armament	1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) machine gun

History

Alkmaar is the result of a cooperation between France, Belgium and The Netherlands. She is the lead ship of her class and the second ship in the Dutch Navy to be named Alkmaar. The commissioning ceremony took place in Alblasserdam on 28 May 1983.^[3]

Alkmaar was sold to the Latvian Navy in 2007 together with the Delfzijl, Dordrecht, Harlingen and Scheveningen. She was transferred in 2011 and renamed Rūsiņš.^[2][3]