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
General characteristics (in Belgian service)
Class & 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 propeller;
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 &; 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.