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US Navy reconnaissance vessel entered the Baltic Sea

US Navy reconnaissance vessel entered the Baltic Sea
Similar vessel USNS “Maury” US Navy

The USNS Bruce Heezer, a US Navy reconnaissance ship, entered the Baltic Sea.. According to the international ship identification system AIS, after passing the Øresund Strait between Denmark and Sweden, the ship turned off the transponder, showing its coordinates.

Bruce Heezer is officially called an oceanographic research vessel and carries state-of-the-art reconnaissance and research equipment on board., allowing continuous cartographic survey of the seabed in a sufficiently wide band, process the received data and immediately transmit them via satellite to the Pentagon.

reportedly, the ship is designed to perform acoustic, biological, physical and geophysical research. The tasks of the ship are: collecting surface and mid-water data and real-time measurements of the seafloor as at great depths, as well as in coastal waters. These ships can place special beacons to track the routes of ships and vessels of a potential enemy..

Displacement Bruce Heezer 5 thousand tons. Length 100 m, width 18 m, draft 5,8 m. speed 16 knots. Crew 26 human. On board, it is possible to stay up to 27 scientific staff. Home port – Norfolk (Virginia).

Earlier it was reported about the entry of a similar vessel into the Black Sea.

used photos:http://www.korabli.eu/

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