SOCARENAM (Sociéte
Calaisienne de Réparation Navale et Mécanique) has a long
experienced in ship construction. Over 250 ships have been delivered
by the yard for the national and international market. The shipyard
produced military ships as well as civilian ships.
The RDS in service in Belgian Navy is a derivative from the Patrol Vessel
Range "45m". Two ships of this class, delivered in 2007 and
2008, are in service in the French Customs authority. The hull of the
Belgian ship is made of steel and the superstructure is in aluminium.
RDS are 53.5 m long and have a displacement of 569 tons. Its tank carries
70m³ of fuel for its diesel engines. Its maximum speed is 22 knots
and it has a maximum range of more than 4.500 miles at 12 knots.
The missions of the RDS are the EEZ (exclusive economic zone) surveillance,
illegal fishing control, search and rescue, trafficking and fight against
pollution. For its missions, the ship has a crew of 15 and can take
about 18 passengers aboard. Two RHIB, one 9 m in length and one 7.5
m, are placed at the back of the RDS. The ship also features a panoramic
(360°) bridge and a 12.7 mm remotely operated machine gun.
SOCARENAM offers a whole range of patrol vessel range ship, from the
32 m to the 60 m.
At EURONAVAL 2014, SOCARENAM is exhibiting in stand F16-G19.
A view of
the stern of the P901 Ready Duty Ship Of SOCARENAM
Port side
of the SOCARENAM Ready Duty Ship
