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The second vessel, Vlissingen, is to be five-to-six months delayed, with Tournai and Scheveningen also seeing delays of two and one month(s) respectively. [27] In July 2024, it was reported that the first mine countermeasures vessel, Oostende, had begun its sea trials. [28]
City of Oostende: Builder: Piriou, Concarneau, France: Laid down: 30 November 2021 [1] [2] Launched: 29 March 2023 [3] Identification: Pennant number: M940: Status: Under construction: General characteristics; Class and type: City-class mine countermeasures vessel: Displacement: 2,800 t (2,800 long tons) full load: Length: 82.30 m (270 ft 0 in ...
Mine warfare consists of: minelaying, the deployment of explosive naval mines at sea to sink enemy ships or to prevent their access to particular areas; minesweeping, the removal or detonation of naval mines; and degaussing, the process of decreasing or eliminating a remnant magnetic field in a ship's hull to prevent its detection by magnetic mines.
City of Tournai: Builder: Piriou, Concarneau, France: Laid down: 29 March 2023 [2] Commissioned: 2026 (planned) Identification: Pennant number: M941: Status: Under construction: General characteristics [3] Class and type: City-class mine countermeasures vessel: Displacement: 2,900 t (2,900 long tons) full load: Length: 82.30 m (270 ft 0 in ...
City of Vlissingen: Builder: Kership, Lorient, France: Laid down: 14 June 2022 [1] [2] Identification: Pennant number: M840: Status: Under construction: General characteristics; Class and type: Vlissingen-class mine countermeasures vessel: Displacement: 2,800 t (2,800 long tons) full load: Length: 82.30 m (270 ft 0 in) Beam: 17 m (55 ft 9 in ...
A mine countermeasures vessel or MCMV is a type of naval ship designed for the location of and destruction of naval mines which combines the role of a minesweeper and minehunter in one hull. [1] The term MCMV is also applied collectively to minehunters and minesweepers.
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City of Scheveningen: Builder: Kership, Lorient, France: Laid down: 19 July 2023 [2] Commissioned: 2026 (planned) Identification: Pennant number: M841: Status: Under construction: General characteristics [3] Class and type: Vlissingen-class mine countermeasures vessel: Displacement: 2,900 t (2,900 long tons) full load: Length: 82.30 m (270 ft 0 ...