| Career ( Swedish Navy) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HMS Belos |
| Builder: | Shipyard De Hoop, Netherlands |
| Launched: | 1985 |
| Acquired: | 1992 |
| Notes: | Previously Energy Supporter |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 6150 tonnes |
| Length: | 104.9m |
| Beam: | 18.5m |
| Draft: | 5.1m |
| Propulsion: | 2x Azimuth thrusters @ 1840 kw each |
| Speed: | 13 knots |
| Complement: | 25 Officers 35 Conscripts |
| Notes: | 5x Cranes with a lifting capacity of 5, 6, 10, 55 and 100 tonnes respectively |
HMS Belos is a submarine rescue ship in the Swedish Navy's 1st Submarine flotilla. She carries Sjöugglan, Argus, Mantis and URF. She is also capable of carrying the British LR5.
Originally built as a diving platform to serve offshore oil platforms, she was bought and converted to a submarine rescue ship. HMS Belos is the largest ship (by displacement) in the Swedish Navy.
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