At the end of 1998, the research ship Oyarvide ROU 22, was purchased from Germany for the purpose of studying and charting the Continental Shelf. It is hoped that the work will justify a redefinition of its boundaries that would approximately double Uruguay's marine exclusive economic zone to around 200,000 km².
A1457 Helgoland 720A DRLE March 8, 1966 December 19, 1997 Sold to Uruguayan Navy as ROU 22 Oyarvide[
Name: Helgoland class
Operators:
In commission: 1966–present
Completed: 2
Active: 1
General characteristics
Type: Salvage tug
Displacement: 1,310 tonnes (1,289 long tons)
Length: 68 m (223 ft 1 in)
Beam: 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
Draft: 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Speed: 16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph)
Range: 6,000 nmi (11,000 km)
Complement: 45
Armament: None
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