AB The Monks (T-94) Informations

AB The Monks (T-94) is the fourth of four Damen Stan Lander 5612 landing crafts Venezuela ordered from Dutch shipbuilding firm the Damen Group. They were built in one of Damens shipyards in Cuba. Her sister ships are the Los Frailes (T-91 AB), The Witnesses (T-92 AB), Los Roques (T-93AB).

They were designed for a crew of 16. This class of vessel is designed to carry vehicles, or standard sized shipping containers. They carry a large crane for handling deck cargo, like shipping containers. Operators can prepare a special set of containers which can be transported to set up various kinds of temporary facilities. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force had a special set of containers containing a portable hospital, so it lander, the HMBS Lawrence Major could provide disaster relief.

The Monks was delivered to Venezuela on December 14, 2014.

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