Bulgarian minehunter Tsibar

History
Belgium
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
Name	Tsibar
Identification	MMSI number: 207523000 Callsign: LZBX Hull number: 32
Status	in active service, as of 2010[update]
General characteristics (in Belgian service)
Class and type	Tripartite-class minehunter
Displacement	536 t (528 long tons) empty 605 t (595 long tons) full load
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 propellor
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × Atlas Elektronik Seafox ROV
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
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.

References

• "Myosotis (6127919)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

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This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 18:01