Spanish_ship_Poseidon Knowpia

Spanish ship *Poseidon*
	Poseidón
History
Name	Poseidón
Namesake	Poseidon, Greek god of sea
Builder	Bazán Military Naval Constructions SA
Laid down	21 March 1962
Launched	8 August 1964
Commissioned	Spain 8 August 1964 Mauritania:17 January 2000
Decommissioned	Spain March 1999 Mauritania: February 2011
Fate	Sunk near Nouakchott 2011
General characteristics
Displacement	1069 t full
Length	55.9 m
Beam	10 m
Draft	4 m
Propulsion	2 Sulzer diesel engines, 3,200 horse power
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Range	4,640 nautical miles
Complement	60
Sensors and ; processing systems	Navigation radar Decca TM 626, band I.

Poseidon (A-12) was a salvage and support vessel for submarines of the Spanish Navy, ceded in 2000 to Mauritania where it served with the name Voum-Legleita (B-551) until its sinking in February 2011.

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^ ^a ^b Wertheim (2007). Naval Institute Press (ed.). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft... Annapolis, MD, EEUU. p. 466. ISBN 9781591149552. Retrieved 1 December 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[Wertheim-1] Wertheim (2007). Naval Institute Press (ed.). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World: Their Ships, Aircraft... Annapolis, MD, EEUU. p. 466. ISBN 9781591149552. Retrieved 1 December 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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