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Patrol & mine warfare vessels1983–present
Minehunter
Tripartite-class minehunter is a minehunter. Reported operators include Initial Belgian Navy French Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Export Bulgarian Navy Indonesian Navy Latvian Naval Forces Pakistan Navy Ukrainian Navy.
Tripartite-class minehunter
LCDR T. Scot Cregan · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedTripartite class
Initial Belgian Navy French Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Export Bulgarian Navy Indonesian Navy Latvian Naval Forces Pakistan Navy Ukrainian Navy
City class Vlissingen class
Éridan class Alkmaar class Munsif class Pulau Rengat class
1977–1995
1983–present
60
40
20
22
7
Minehunter
571 t (562 long tons ) 605 t (595 long tons) full load
51.6 m (169 ft 3 in)
8.9 m (29 ft 2 in)
3.8 m (12 ft 6 in)
1 × Brons-Werkspoor A-RUB 215V-12 diesel engine 1,400 kW (1,900 hp ), 1 shaft 2 × 180 kW (240 hp) ACEC active rudders 1 × bow thruster
15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph)
3,000 nmi (5,600 km; 3,500 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
2 × PAP 104
55
1 × DUBM 21B sonar 1 × Decca 1229 navigation radar
1 × 20 mm modèle F2 gun 2 × 12.7 mm machine guns 2 × 7.62 mm machine guns
M 641 Éridan Arsenal de Lorient , Lorient , France 20 December 1977 2 February 1979 16 April 1984 Decommissioned in 2018
M 915 Aster Béliard Shipyard, Ostend and Rupelmonde , Belgium 24 February 1983 6 June 1985 16 December 1985 Sold to Pakistan in 2018
M 850 Alkmaar Van der Giessen-de-Noord , Alblasserdam , Netherlands 30 January 1979 18 May 1982 28 May 1983 Decommissioned in 2000, sold to Latvia
M164 Mujahid Arsenal de Lorient/ Karachi Naval Dockyard , Karachi , Pakistan 28 January 1997 9 July 1998 In service
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 51.6 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 51.6 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 51.6 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 51.6 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 51.6 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 51.6 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Tripartite-class minehunter equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Reported count for Tripartite class. Service scope: Belgian Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 4. Origin: Belgium Netherlands France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Tripartite. Service scope: Bulgarian Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 3. Origin: Belgium. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Éridan class. Service scope: French Navy ships; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 8. Origin: unstated. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Munsif class. Service scope: Pakistan Navy vessels; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 5. Origin: France / Pakistan. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Three commissioned Ukrainian Navy Alkmaar / Tripartite-class minehunters based in Portsmouth for training as of the July 2026 official visit. These are held vessels; the count does not imply deployment in the Black Sea.
Initial Belgian Navy French Navy Royal Netherlands Navy Export Bulgarian Navy Indonesian Navy Latvian Naval Forces Pakistan Navy Ukrainian Navy
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