Tripartite class minehunter

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The Tripartite class minehunter is a type of minesweeper used by the navies of Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as well as Pakistan and Indonesia.

Contents 1 Description 2 Ships of the class 2.1 France 2.2 Belgium 2.3 Netherlands 2.4 Pakistan 2.5 Indonesia 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Description

A joint venture of the Navies of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, the Tripartite class of minehunters were conceived in the 1970s and built in the 1980s. France built the mine-hunting equipment, Belgium provided the electronics, and the Netherlands constructed the propulsion train. France and the Netherlands originally bought 15, with Belgium buying 10. All three countries' Tripartite ships contribute to NATO as part of MCMFORNORTH, or Mine Counter Measures Force North ("North" to distinguish itself from the Mediterraean minehunting fleet).

• Length: 51.50 meters
• Displacement: 560 tons
• Speed: up to 15 knots
• Crew: 5 officers, 17 non-commisioned officers, 25 sailors
• Propulsion: 1370 kW "Werkspoor RUB 215" V12 diesel
• Weaponry: 20 mm modèle F2 gun

[edit] Ships of the class

[edit] France

("Eridan" class, Thales Group is currently upgrading France's tripartite minehunters)

• M641 Eridan
• M642 Cassiopée
• M643 Andromède
• M644 Pégase
• M645 Orion
• M646 Croix du sud
• M647 L'Aigle
• M648 Lyre
• M649 Persée
• M651 Verseau (former Belgian M920 Iris)
• M652 Céphée (former Belgian M919 Fuchsia)
• M653 Capricorne (former Belgian M918 Dianthus)

[edit] Belgium

(also called "CMT" for Chasseur de Mines Tripartite, all are named after flowers and are thus sometimes called the "Flower" class)

• M915 Aster
• M916 Bellis
• M917 Crocus
• M921 Lobelia
• M923 Narcis
• M924 Primula

[edit] Netherlands

("Alkmaar" class)

• M850 Alkmaar [no longer in service]
• M851 Delfzijl [no longer in service]
• M852 Dordrecht [no longer in service]
• M853 Haarlem
• M854 Harlingen [no longer in service]
• M855 Scheveningen [no longer in service]
• M856 Maasluis
• M857 Makkum
• M858 Middelburg
• M859 Hellevoetsluis
• M860 Schiedam
• M861 Urk
• M862 Zierikzee

[edit] Pakistan

("Munsif" class)

• M166 Munsif (former French M650 Sagittaire) [1]
• M167 Muhafiz (built in France, complted in Pakistan)
• M168 Mahmood (built in Pakistan in 1997)

[edit] Indonesia

("Pulau Rengat" class)

• 711 Pulau Rengat [former Dutch M864 Willemstad]
• 712 Pulau Rupat [former Dutch M863 Vlardingen]

[edit] See also

• Minehunter classes in service

[edit] External links

• Photos of Tripartites from NATO exercise
• Belgian navy page with technical specifications
• Dutch navy page about mine hunters (in Dutch) includes an MPEG showing tripartite-class ships at work and page on Alkmaar class
• World Navies - list of ships in each navy