Tripartite class minehunter

French Tripartite minehunter Céphée
Class overview
Name: Tripartite
Operators:  French Navy
 Belgian Navy
 Royal Netherlands Navy
Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Navy
 Indonesian Navy
 Latvian Naval Forces
 Bulgarian Navy
Built: 1981-1989
In service: 1981-
In commission: 1981
Completed: 45
Retired: 0
General characteristics
Class & type: Tripartite-class minehunter
Displacement: 536 t (528 long tons) empty
605 t (595 long tons) full load
Length: 51.5 m (169 ft)
Beam: 8.96 m (29.4 ft)
Height: 18.5 m (61 ft)
Draught: 3.6 m (12 ft)
Propulsion: 1 × 1370 kW "Werkspoor RUB 215" V12 diesel
2 × 180 kW ACEC active rudders
1 × HOLEC bow propellor
Speed: 15 knots (28 km/h)
Range: 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing
craft carried:
2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats
1 × remote controlled submersible for mine identification and disposal:
 French Navy:
PAP 104
 Belgian Navy:
Atlas Elektronik Seafox
Complement: 4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors
Sensors and
processing systems:
 French Navy:
1 × DUBM 21B sonar
1 × Decca 1229 navigation radar
 Belgian Navy:
1 × Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2022 Mk III Hull Mounted Sonar
1 × SAAB Bofors Double Eagle Mk III Self Propelled Variable Depth Sonar
1 × Consilium Selesmar Type T-250/10CM003 Radar
Armament:  French Navy:
1 × 20 mm modèle F2 gun
2 × 12.7 mm machine guns
2 × 7.62 mm machine guns
 Belgian Navy:
3 × 12.7 mm machine guns
Armour: none
Aviation facilities: none