The "New Marjata" —the old Marjata having been renamed the "Eger". Here it is before being kitted out with all the spy gear, it's a big boat:
And after:
126m long, beam 23.5m.
And the headline story from the Barents Observer:
The brand new logistics vessel «KNM Maud» sailed its maiden trip to the USA where it picked up loads of ammunition and military equipment.
The new vessel named after the first queen of independent Norway can carry up to 200 tons of ammunition, 30 tons of foodstuff, as well as boats, vehicles and big volumes of fuel. It is the biggest vessel ever operated by the Norwegian Navy.
183 meters long
Ahead of its arrival in naval base Haakonsvern near Bergen this week, the ship sailed to the U.S port of San Diego where it loaded military equipment, ammunition and spare parts to the F-35 fighter jets, the Norwegian Armed Forces informs....MOREOkay, Maud's bigger.
Marjata is still plenty large though.
Among European spy ships it is second only to the French Monge, 225.6 metres:
