Tripartite-class minehunter

The Tripartite class is a <a href="/facts/Ship_class/mmmaWnbe">class</a> of <a href="/facts/Minehunter/IbtPtrdL">minehunters</a> developed from an agreement between the navies of <a href="/facts/Belgian_Navy/wmuwvtrY">Belgium</a>, <a href="/facts/French_Navy/hL9F15Wk">France</a> and <a href="/facts/Royal_Netherlands_Navy/2jttkYgw">the Netherlands</a>. A total of 35 ships were constructed for the three navies. The class was constructed in the 1980s–1990s in all three countries, using a mix of minehunting, electrical and propulsion systems from the three member nations. In France, where they are known as the Éridan class they are primarily used as minehunters, but have been used for <a href="/facts/Minesweeping/dbmsqbME">minesweeping</a> and ammunition transport in Belgium and the Netherlands, where the Tripartites are known as the <a href="/facts/Alkmaar-class_minehunter/cLjwS8Fk">Alkmaar class</a>.
In 1992, the <a href="/facts/Pakistan_Navy/po39ztHS">Pakistan Navy</a> acquired three vessels from France, one that was already built, one to be built in France and one built in France and Pakistan. Known as the Munsif class, all three are still in service. The <a href="/facts/Indonesian_Navy/vAFUbJw3">Indonesian Navy</a> acquired two minehunters in the 1990s from the Dutch to a modified design. Known as the Pulau Rengat class, the two ships are still in service. In 1997, France purchased three of the Belgian vessels. In 2007, the <a href="/facts/Latvian_Naval_Forces/rrCNxeFz">Latvian Naval Forces</a> acquired five ships from the Netherlands which had been taken out of service at the beginning of the decade. The <a href="/facts/Bulgarian_Navy/NtWeFuWd">Bulgarian Navy</a> acquired a former Belgian minehunter in 2007. The Netherlands and Belgium had a competition in 2018 to build a replacement class for their Tripartite/Alkmaar-class ships.

Tripartite-class minehunter open-in-new

Tripartite-class minehunter