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Random longshot of a question: can anybody here guess the value of this naval ship?

  • 27-05-2012 3:59pm
    #1
    skoomi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭


    This may not be of interest to anybody here, and I'm not sure if folks here can actually price naval vessels, so it's a longshot! But I have an interest in Kenyan affairs so here we go:

    The Kenyan defence forces contracted a company called Euromarine to supply a navy vessel back in 2003, and is only slated for delivery this year after massive corruption allegations relating to it's procurement stalled negotiations.

    The Kenyan government will be paying a total of about 50million euros for it, with many folks alleging that a lot of that cash is going into politicians pockets, and that such a ship could have been supplied for much much less.

    In fact, the ship is a refurbished oceanographic survey vessel so who knows how old it is...

    The 1,400 (some reports say 1,020) tonne vessel is 85 metres long, 13 metres wide and has a maximum speed of 28 knots. It can carry between 60 and 81 personnel.

    Here's the "brochure".

    http://www.gondan.com/media/djcatalog/430%20JASIRI%20Brochure%20BAJA.pdf

    Do you think it's worth 50million euro?

    With the help of google translate I've seen some Spanish media saying that it's worth around 18million, especially since it's been rusting in a Spanish dock for almost a decade.

    20110919_085446_430jasiri1_l.jpg

    By the way, it's called "KNS Jasiri". Is there any way to find it's previous name? An online maritime database or something?


Comments

  • #2
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    For 50m you'd get something twice the size.


  • #3
    skoomi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭skoomi


    goldie fish wrote: »
    For 50m you'd get something twice the size.

    Brand new?


  • #4
    goldie fish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,195 ✭✭✭goldie fish


    Yup. New Irish OPV for example.
    http://www.defence.ie/WebSite.nsf/Release+ID/24D094FA0CCF107A80257A02004D22CD?OpenDocument

    2 ships,90m long, 14 wide Max speed 23kn €99m

    Jasiri was bilt in 2005. We got Roisin and Niamh in 1999 and 2001 for about €30m each. Including armament.


  • #5
    skoomi
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 169 ✭✭skoomi


    Thanks for the info.

    Jasiri, the ship I'm "investigating", was refurbished in 2005, but it is an old ship. Depending on which source I read, it was either a fishing trawler or a scientific survey vessel.

    What was it before being named Jasiri? Is there any way for me to find out?


  • #6
    Dogwatch
    Registered Users Posts: 5,553 ✭✭✭Dogwatch


    Try in the maritime forum. on the Soc drop down just above this one


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