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City-class mine countermeasures vessel

{{short description|Ship design project of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Belgian Navy}}

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{{Infobox ship class overview

| Name = *City class (Belgium)

  • Vlissingen class (Netherlands)

| Builders = *{{ill|Piriou shipyard|lt=Piriou Concarneau|fr|Piriou (entreprise)}} (France)

| Operators = *{{Navy|Belgium}}

  • {{Naval|Netherlands}}

| Class before = * {{sclass2|Tripartite|minehunter|4}}

  • {{sclass|Alkmaar|minehunter|4}}

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| Cost = €166.67 million per unit{{refn|group=note|Unit cost is based on the May 2019 €2 billion contract for 12 systems for the Belgian Naval Component and the Royal Netherlands Navy.{{cite web | url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/mine-countermeasure-vessels/| title=Mine Countermeasure Vessels | date=5 February 2021}}}}

| Built range = Since November 2021{{cite web |date=2021-11-30 |title=Eerste kiel nieuwe mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen voor Nederland en België gelegd |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Eerste-kiel-nieuwe-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig-voor-Nederland-en-Belgie-gelegd-301121.html |accessdate=2022-03-20 |publisher=Marineschepen}}

| In service range =

| In commission range = Planned from August 2025{{Cite web |last=Gain |first=Nathan |date=2024-05-13 |title=Belgian-Dutch rMCM mine warfare program facing delays |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/belgian-dutch-rmcm-mine-warfare-program-facing-delays/ |access-date=2024-05-15 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}

| Total ships building = 6

| Total ships planned = 12{{cite web |author=Jessica Bode |date=20 October 2023 |title=Hypermoderne mijnenjager te water |url=https://magazines.defensie.nl/defensiekrant/2023/40/02_tewaterlating-zr.ms.vlissingen_40 |website=Defensiekrant |publisher=Defensie.nl |language=Dutch}}

| Total ships completed = 0

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{{Infobox ship characteristics

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| Header caption = {{cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=City- en Vlissingenklasse mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen (België en Nederland) |url = https://marineschepen.nl/schepen/vlissingen.html |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=Marineschepen}}

| Ship class =

| Ship type = Mine countermeasures vessel

| Ship displacement = {{Convert|2800|LT|t|order=flip|lk=on|abbr=on}} full load

| Ship length = {{convert|82.30|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship beam = {{convert|17|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship height =

| Ship draught = {{convert|3.80|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| Ship power = {{cvt|32|MW|hp}}

| Ship propulsion = *CODLAD:

  • 1 × ABC 12VDZC diesel generator{{cite web |title=ABC selected for the new Belgian and Dutch Navy Mine Counter Measures Vessel Programme (MCMV)

|url=https://www.abc-engines.com/en/news/abc-selected-for-the-new-belgian-and-dutch-navy-mine-counter-measures-vessel-programme-mcmv |website=abc-engines |access-date=14 November 2024 |date=13 November 2020}}

  • 2 × ABC 6DZC diesel generators
  • 2 × MEP electric motors (1,800 kW each)
  • Propellers:
  • 2 × Wärtsila axles with fixed pitch screws
  • 2 × Wärtsila transverse bow thrusters
  • 1 × Wärtsila transverse stern thruster

| Ship speed = {{convert|15.3|kn|lk=in}}

| Ship range =

| Ship endurance =

| Ship complement = 33 to 63

| Ship sensors = *Systems{{cite web |title=Mine Countermeasures Brochure|url = https://www.exail.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/exailbrochuremine-countermeasuresweb.pdf |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=exail |url-status=dead}}

  • Combat system: Naval Group Polaris system{{cite web |date=29 March 2023 |title=Naval Group launches the first mine countermeasure vessel of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme and lays the keel for the third one

|url = https://www.exail.com/naval-group-launches-the-first-mine-countermeasure-vessel-of-the-belgian-dutch-rmcm-programme-and-lays-the-keel-for-the-third-one/|accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=exail}}

  • Drone management system and data analysis: UMISOFT suite{{cite web |date=20 October 2022 |title=Belgian & Royal Netherlands Navies prepare to receive robotic autonomous systems in 3rd generation MCM programme |url = https://www.exail.com/belgian-royal-netherlands-navies-prepare-to-receive-robotic-autonomous-systems-in-3rd-generation-mcm-programme/ |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=exail}}
  • Naval Group Multi-Drone Mission System (MDMS){{cite web |date=4 November 2024 |title=

Euronaval 2024 – Naval Group and Exail partnership presents its unmanned MCM toolbox and mothership solution |url = https://www.edrmagazine.eu/naval-group-and-exail-partnership-presents-its-unmanned-mcm-toolbox-and-mothership-solution |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=edrmagazine}}

  • Containerized Command and Control Centre with the Mine Warfare System (MWS)
  • Sonars:
  • Bow sonar: {{ill|iXblue|fr|iXblue}} FLS 60{{cite web |date=11 March 2021|title=Belgium Naval & Robotics selects iXblue for the forefront sonars and inertial navigation system for 12 mine countermeasures vessels of the Belgium and The Royal Netherlands Navies |url = https://www.naval-group.com/en/belgium-naval-robotics-selects-ixblue-forefront-sonars-and-inertial-navigation-system-12-mine |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=naval-group}}
  • Towed sonar:ECA T18-M
  • Autonomous drone with sonar for mine detection: ECA A18-M AUV (equipped with Exail UMISAS 120 sonar)
  • Radars:
  • Naval surveillance radar: Terma Scanter 6000{{cite web |date=26 February 2021|title=Terma SCANTER 6000 radar selected for MCM program |url = https://www.terma.com/news-events/news/news-archive/2021/terma-scanter-6000-radar-selected-for-mcm-program/ |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=terma}}
  • Target tracking radar: Thales NS50 AESA
  • Electro-optical sensors:
  • 2 × Sea Eagle FCEO stabilised cameras (HD and infrared) with laser rangefinder, (by Chess Dynamics){{cite web |date=29 October 2020 |title=High probability of Dutch radar on new mine countermeasures vessels |url = https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Thales-NS50-op-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen-291020.html |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=marineschepen}}
  • Communications:
  • Saab TactiCall ICS communication suite{{cite web |date=10 September 2020 |title=Saab TactiCall communication system gets aboard Belgian-Dutch MCM program

|url = https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/09/saab-tacticall-communication-system-gets-aboard-belgian-dutch-mcm-program/ |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=navalnews}}

  • Navigation
  • iXblue inertial navigation system
  • Underwater drones:
  • ECA Seascan MK2 (identifying mine)
  • ECA K-STER C (disabling mines)'{{cite web |date=27 August 2024 |title=NATO awards Exail Robotics Belgium a €60 million contract for underwater mine disposal vehicles | url =https://www.exail.com/nato-awards-exail-robotics-belgium-a-e60-million-contract-for-underwater-mine-disposal-vehicles/|accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=exail}}
  • Patria Sonac ACS - Acoustic Minesweeping Systems drone{{cite web |date=14 September 2021 |title= Patria to deliver Acoustic Minesweeping Systems to the Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies in collaboration with Belgium Naval & Robotics | url =https://www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/news/2021/patria-to-deliver-acoustic-minesweeping-systems-to-the-belgian-and-royal-netherlands-navies-in-collaboration-with-belgium-naval-robotics |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=patriagroup}}
  • Electronics for the drones by ST Engineering iDirect Belgium, a subcontractor of Exail{{cite web |date=2024-10-12 |title=Exail Selects ST Engineering iDirects Manufacturing Competence Center as Strategic Partner for Belgian-Dutch Navy Program |url = https://www.stengg.com/en/newsroom/news-releases/exail-selects-idirects-as-strategic-partner-for-belgian-dutch-navy-program |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=stengg}}

| Ship armament = *Guns:{{citation |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/02/bae-systems-40mk4-naval-guns-selected-for-belgian-and-dutch-rmcm-program/ |title=BAE Systems 40Mk4 Naval Guns Selected For Belgian And Dutch RMCM Program |journal=Naval News |year=2021}}

| Ship armour =

| Ship aircraft = 2 × UMS Skeldar V-200 unmanned aerial vehicles

| Ship aircraft facilities =

| Ship notes = *Surface boats:

  • 2 × 7 m SOLAS Viking RHIB
  • 1 × ECA Inspector 125 unmanned vessel which deploys the drones{{cite web |date=4 March 2021 |title= The Belgian and Royal Netherlands navies choose ECA GROUP's USV INSPECTOR 125 to show the path of stand-off mine clearance at sea | url =https://www.ecagroup.com/en/business/the-belgian-and-royal-netherlands-navies-choose-eca-groups-usv-inspector-125-to-show-the-path-of-stand-off-mine-clearance-at-sea |accessdate=2024-11-14 |publisher=ecagroup}} equipped with an Exail FLS-5 sonar)
  • Others:
  • Exail influence dragger with five integrated CTM magnetic modules
  • 1 × overhead crane
  • 1 × stern crane

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The Netherlands and Belgium are doing a joint procurement for the replacements of the Tripartite-class/Alkmaar-class minehunters. Each of the two countries is procuring six new mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels, which makes for a total of 12 MCM ships.{{Cite web |url= https://magazines.defensie.nl/defensiekrant/2019/14/04_mijnenjagers_14|title= Nieuwe schepen in aantocht |author= Jessica Bode |date=12 July 2019|website= Defensiekrant |publisher= Defensie.nl |language=Dutch}} The new MCM ships, developed by Naval Group, will include a range of unmanned systems including unmanned surface, aerial and underwater vehicles alongside towed sonars and mine identification and neutralization remotely operated vehicles.{{cite web|title = Belgium OKs acquisition of six new mine countermeasure vessels|url = https://navaltoday.com/2018/01/29/belgium-oks-acquisition-of-six-new-mine-countermeasure-vessels/|website = navaltoday.com|date = 29 January 2018|access-date = 10 January 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201006/https://navaltoday.com/2018/01/29/belgium-oks-acquisition-of-six-new-mine-countermeasure-vessels/|archive-date = 31 January 2018|url-status = live}}

Design and development

In early 2018, the Belgian and Dutch Navies signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the joint construction and financing of the ships.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} A list of requirements was drawn up for the new vessels. Contenders in the race were:

  • The Franco-Belgium consortium made up of French shipbuilders STX France and Socarenam, and Thales together with Belgium's EDR are bidding for the 12 new MCM vessels. Their plan includes the construction of MCM vessels named Sea Naval Solutions and a multi-role frigate named Deviceseas, which will serve as mothership to the MCM vessels. All ships will have a strong focus on autonomous systems operations.{{cite web|title = STX France, EDR, Socarenam team for Belgian mine countermeasure project|url = https://navaltoday.com/2018/01/31/stx-france-edr-socarenam-team-for-belgian-mine-countermeasure-project/|website = navaltoday.com|date = 31 January 2018|accessdate = 31 January 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180131123633/https://navaltoday.com/2018/01/31/stx-france-edr-socarenam-team-for-belgian-mine-countermeasure-project/|archive-date = 31 January 2018|url-status = live}}
  • France's Naval Group and {{ill|ECA Robotics|fr}} established Belgian subsidiary Naval & Robotics and bid for the program.{{cite web |title=France's Naval Group clinches Belgian-Dutch minehunter replacement contract |url=https://navaltoday.com/2019/03/15/frances-naval-group-clinches-belgian-dutch-minehunter-replacement-contract/ |website=Naval Today |accessdate=15 March 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315215442/https://navaltoday.com/2019/03/15/frances-naval-group-clinches-belgian-dutch-minehunter-replacement-contract/ |archivedate=15 March 2019 |date=15 March 2019 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=Richard |title=Naval Group team selected for BE/NL MCM programme |url=https://www.janes.com/article/87263/naval-group-team-selected-for-be-nl-mcm-programme |website=Jane's 360 |accessdate=15 March 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315215443/https://www.janes.com/article/87263/naval-group-team-selected-for-be-nl-mcm-programme |archivedate=15 March 2019 |location=London |date=15 March 2019 |url-status=live }}
  • Imtech Belgium and Damen Group bid for the program.

The contract was won by Naval Group and ECA Robotics on 15 March 2019.

The mine countermeasures vessels have a length of 82 meters and displace 2,800 tonnes.{{cite web |author=Sidney E. Dean |date=8 November 2024 |title=Mine countermeasures vessels |url=https://euro-sd.com/2024/11/articles/41407/mine-countermeasures-vessels/ |website=European Security & Defence}} The new vessels take a new approach to their task: instead of clearing mines directly from the ship, the ship uses unmanned systems to do this from a distance.{{Cite web |last=Defensie |first=Ministerie van |date=2021-11-30 |title=Mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen krijgen naam havenplaatsen - Nieuwsbericht - Defensie.nl |url=https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/11/30/mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen-krijgen-naam-havenplaatsen |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=www.defensie.nl |language=nl-NL}} There are a total of around 80 unmanned systems aboard the vessels.{{cite web |author=Arthur van Beveren |date=3 February 2022 |title=Nieuw hoofdstuk voor Belgisch-Nederlandse mijnenbestrijding |url=https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2022/01/kiellegging-nieuwe-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig |website=Materieelgezien |publisher=Defensie.nl |language=Dutch}}

Construction

File:M940 Oostende.jpg

A first steel cutting ceremony for the first-in-class ship for the Belgian Navy was held on 19 July 2021, with the keel being laid on 30 November 2021.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} Delivery of the first ship to the Belgian Navy is anticipated in 2024 and to the Royal Netherlands Navy in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/07/first-steel-cutting-ceremony-for-dutch-belgiums-first-mine-countermeasure-vessel |title=First Steel Cutting Ceremony For Dutch-Belgian MCM Program |work=Naval News|date=2021-07-20|access-date=2021-01-10}} The first ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy started on the 4 March 2022, with a steel cutting ceremony.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} The keel was laid on 14 June 2022.{{cite web |author=Arno Marchand |date=23 June 2022 |title=Kiellegging in Lorient |url=https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2022/05/kiellegging-nieuwe-nederlandse-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig|website=Materieelgezien |publisher=Defensie.nl |language=Dutch}}

On 8 May 2024, the Belgian Ministry of Defence announced that contractor Belgium Naval & Robotics requested a delay to the construction of the first four vessels citing unforeseen circumstances. The delay caused the first vessel, {{ship|Belgian minehunter|Oostende||2}}, to be delivered eight months later than initially planned, pushing her commissioning back to 2025.{{cite web |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/05/belgian-dutch-rmcm-mine-warfare-program-facing-delays/ |title= Belgian-Dutch rMCM mine warfare program facing delays |first= Nathan |last=Gain |date=13 May 2024 |website= Naval News }} 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.{{cite web |last1=Kasper |first1=Goossens |title=Levering nieuwe mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen vertraagd |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Belgische-en-Nederlandse-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen-8-maanden-vertraagd-080524.html |website=Marineschepen.nl |access-date=10 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509091040/https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Belgische-en-Nederlandse-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen-8-maanden-vertraagd-080524.html |archive-date=9 May 2024 |language=Dutch |date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}

In July 2024, it was reported that the first mine countermeasures vessel, Oostende, had begun its sea trials.{{cite web |url=https://armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2024/belgian-dutch-rmcm-program-first-sea-trials-begin-for-mine-countermeasures-vessel-oostende |title= Belgian-Dutch rMCM program: First sea trials begin for mine countermeasures vessel Oostende. |author=

|date=18 July 2024|website= Army Recognition }}

In November 2024 it was reported that operational qualification of the drone toolbox is planned to start during the first half of 2025.{{cite web |author=Richard Scott |date=1 November 2024 |title=Belgian-Dutch rMCM toolbox set to start qualification trials |url=https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/euronaval-2024/2024/11/belgian-dutch-rmcm-toolbox-set-to-start-qualification-trials/ |website=Naval News}}

Equipment

= Mission bay =

The deployment system for the RHIB and the unmanned surface vessel was developed by Naval Group.{{cite web |author=Jessica Bode and Evert Brouwer |date=24 October 2023 |title='Neusje van de zalm' te water |url=https://magazines.defensie.nl/materieelgezien/2023/08/mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig-vlissingen-te-water |website=Materieelgezien |publisher=Defensie.nl |language=Dutch}} The mission bay is to be equipped with the "Launch and recovery system"(LARS).{{Cite web |date=2021-12-03 |title=Le VN Rebel va servir aux essais du drone Inspector 125 d'ECA {{!}} Mer et Marine |url=https://www.meretmarine.com/fr/defense/le-vn-rebel-va-servir-aux-essais-du-drone-inspector-125-d-eca |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.meretmarine.com |language=fr}}

= Drones =

== Surface vessels ==

The {{ill|ECA Group|fr}} INSPECTOR 125 unmanned surface vessel was ordered to be a centerpiece of the system. It has a low signature (magnetic and acoustic) which would prevent a mine from being triggered. The vessel is also designed to be unsinkable. Its mission is focused on communications and deployment of the drones. This vessel can be deployed from the mission bay by a handling system.

Operators

= Future operators =

; {{flag|Belgium}} (6)

: Belgium gave the green-light to start the procurement on 26 January 2018 and approved a budget of 1.1 billion euros for the six Belgian MCM ships. Besides the Tripartite-class minehunters, the ships will also replace the Belgian logistical support ship {{ship|Belgian ship|Godetia||2}}.{{cite web |last=Karremann |first=Jaime |date=27 January 2018 |title=Groen licht voor aanschaf zes nieuwe mijnenjagers voor België |trans-title=Green light for the purchase of six new mine hunters for Belgium |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Groen-licht-voor-aanschaf-zes-nieuwe-mijnenjagers-voor-Belgie-270118.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131201339/https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Groen-licht-voor-aanschaf-zes-nieuwe-mijnenjagers-voor-Belgie-270118.html |archive-date=31 January 2018 |access-date=31 January 2018 |website=marineschepen.nl |language=nl}}

; {{flag|Netherlands}} (6)

: Contract for the MCM vessels in collaboration with Belgium in 2019, critical design review passed in June 2020.{{Cite web |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=2020-06-29 |title=Belgian-Dutch Mine Counter Measure (MCM) Program Achieves New Milestone |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/06/belgian-dutch-mine-counter-measure-mcm-program-achieves-new-milestone/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Naval News |language=en-US}}

= Potential operators =

; {{flag|France}}

: At Euronaval 2022, a partnership was signed between the Belgian, Dutch and French navies to enhance cooperation between them. As a result, the French Navy intends to order six vessels based on the City-class design to fulfill the role of BDGM motherships planned in the ongoing SLAM-F mine warfare program.{{cite web |date=2022-10-19 |title=Frankrijk wil (bijna) zelfde mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen als Nederland en België |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Frankrijk-gaat-mijnenbestrijdingsschepen-baseren-op-Nederlandse-en-Belgische-191022.html |accessdate=2022-10-20 |publisher=Marineschepen |language=NL}}{{cite web |date=2022-10-20 |title=Mine Warfare: France, Belgium And Netherlands Seal Partnership |url=https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/euronaval-2022/2022/10/mine-warfare-france-belgium-and-netherlands-seal-partnership/ |accessdate=2022-10-20 |publisher=Naval News |language=EN}}

Ships in class

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City class
{{ship|Belgian minehunter|Oostende|M940|2}}

|M-940

| rowspan="6" |Shipyard ATG Giurgiu
(hull)

{{ill|Piriou shipyard|lt=Piriou Concarneau|fr|Piriou (entreprise)}}

|{{dts|30 November 2021|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite web |date=2021-11-30 |title=Eerste kiel nieuwe mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen voor Nederland en België gelegd |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Eerste-kiel-nieuwe-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig-voor-Nederland-en-Belgie-gelegd-301121.html |accessdate=2022-03-20 |publisher=Marineschepen}}

| style="text-align: center" |{{dts|29 March 2023|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite web |date=2023-03-29 |title=Tewaterlating nieuw Belgisch mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig in Frankrijk, bouw volgend Nederlands schip in Roemenië |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Officiele-tewaterlating-eerste-Belgische-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig-290323.html |accessdate=2023-03-29 |publisher=Marineschepen}}

| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|August 2025|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

|Sea trials{{cite web |last1=Bahtić |first1=Fatima |date=19 July 2024 |title=First vessel of Belgian-Dutch rMCM program conducts sea trials |url=https://www.navaltoday.com/2024/07/19/first-vessel-of-belgian-dutch-rmcm-program-conducts-sea-trials/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240719200636/https://www.navaltoday.com/2024/07/19/first-vessel-of-belgian-dutch-rmcm-program-conducts-sea-trials/ |archive-date=19 July 2024 |access-date=19 July 2024 |website=Naval Today}}

|Initially planned for December 2024

{{ship|Belgian minehunter|Tournai|M941|2}}

|M-941

|{{dts|29 March 2023|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align: center" |{{dts|2 July 2024|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Launching Of The Tournai, Third Mine Countermeasure Vessel Of The Belgian-Dutch RMCM Programme |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/07/launching-of-the-tournai-third-mine-countermeasure-vessel-of-the-belgian-dutch-rmcm-programme/ |accessdate=2024-07-02 |publisher=Naval News}}

| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|March 2026|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

|Fitting out

|Initially planned for January 2026

{{ship|Belgian minehunter|Brugge|M942|2}}

|M-942

|{{dts|31 January 2024|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite web |date=1 February 2024 |title=Belgian Navy celebrates keel laying of 3rd mine countermeasure vessel BNS Brugge. |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2024/belgian-navy-celebrates-keel-laying-of-3rd-mine-countermeasure-vessel-bns-brugge |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510090602/https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2024/belgian-navy-celebrates-keel-laying-of-3rd-mine-countermeasure-vessel-bns-brugge |archive-date=10 May 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=Army Recognition}}

| style="text-align: center" |{{dts|30 April 2025|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|December 2026|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

|Fitting out

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{{ship|Belgian minehunter|Liège|M943|2}}

|M-943

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| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|December 2027|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

|Under construction{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2025/01/belgian-navy-lays-keel-of-its-fourth-mine-warfare-mothership/|title=Belgian Navy lays keel of its fourth mine warfare mothership|date=20 January 2025|publisher=Naval News}}

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{{ship|Belgian minehunter|Antwerpen|M944|2}}

|M-944

| style="text-align: center" |–

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| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|December 2028|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

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{{ship|Belgian minehunter|Rochefort|M945|2}}

|M-945

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| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|December 2029|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

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colspan="8" |{{navy|Netherlands}}
Vlissingen class
{{HNLMS|Vlissingen|M840|2}}

|M-840

|{{ill|Kership Lorient|lt=|fr|Kership Lorient}}

|{{dts|14 June 2022|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite web |date=2022-06-14 |title=Kiel van nieuw mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig Vlissingen gelegd - eerste van nieuwe klasse |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Kiel-eerste-Nederlandse-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig-gelegd-140622.html |accessdate=2022-06-16 |publisher=Marineschepen}}

| style="text-align: center" |{{dts|29 September 2023|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=City- en Vlissingenklasse mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuigen (België en Nederland) |url=https://marineschepen.nl/schepen/vlissingen.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510091220/https://marineschepen.nl/schepen/vlissingen.html |archive-date=10 May 2024 |access-date=10 May 2024 |website=Marineschepen.nl |language=Dutch}}

| style="background: #CEF2E0" |End {{dts|2025|format=dmy|abbr=on}}

|Under construction{{cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=Bouw mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig Vlissingen begonnen |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Staal-voor-eerste-Nederlandse-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig-gesneden-040322.html |accessdate=2022-03-20 |publisher=Marineschepen}}

|Initially planned for June 2025

{{HNLMS|Scheveningen|M841|2}}

|M-841

| rowspan="5" |Shipyard ATG Giurgiu
(hull)

{{ill|ECA Group|lt=|fr|ECA Group}}

{{ill|Kership Lorient|lt=|fr|Kership Lorient}}
(fitting out)

|{{dts|19 July 2023|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite tweet |number=1681628351750979585 |user=kon_marine |title=De bouw van het toekomstige mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig Zr.Ms. Scheveningen is gestart |author=Koninklijke Marine |date=19 July 2023 |access-date=21 July 2023 |language=nl |url=https://twitter.com/kon_marine/status/1681628351750979585?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet}}

| style="text-align: center" |{{dts|5 November 2024|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite web |author=Mariska Buitendijk |date=7 November 2024 |title=Fourth Mine Countermeasure Vessel launched, steel cut for number eight |url=https://swzmaritime.nl/news/2024/11/07/fourth-mine-countermeasure-vessel-launched-steel-cut-for-number-eight/ |website=SWZ|Maritime}}

| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|July 2026|format=dmy|abbr=}}

|Under construction

|Initially planned for June 2026

{{HNLMS|IJmuiden|M842|2}}

|M-842

|{{dts|11 June 2024|format=dmy|abbr=on}}{{cite web |date=2024-06-07 |title=Dinsdag kiellegging derde Nederlandse mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig |url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Derde-mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig-IJmuiden-in-aanbouw-070624.html |accessdate=2024-06-10 |publisher=Marineschepen}}

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| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|June 2027|format=dmy|abbr=}}

|Under construction

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{{HNLMS|Harlingen|M843|2}}

|M-843

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| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|June 2028|format=dmy|abbr=}}

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{{HNLMS|Delfzijl|M844|2}}

|M-844

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| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|June 2029|format=dmy|abbr=}}

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{{HNLMS|Schiedam|M845|2}}

|M-845

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| style="background: #CEF2E0" |{{dts|June 2030|format=dmy|abbr=}}

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{{legend|#CEF2E0|Planned commissionning}}

See also

Footnotes

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite magazine |last=Margés |first=Joost |date=April 2021 |title= NS50 kijkt 4-dimensionaal |url=https://magazines.defensie.nl/allehens/2021/04/07_nieuwe-radar-mbvs |magazine=Alle Hens |publisher=Koninklijke Marine |language=Dutch}}
  • {{cite magazine |last=Peruzzi |first=Luca |date=2021 |title=Countering naval mines: European, US and Israeli solutions |url=https://issuu.com/edrmag/docs/edr-55-3-web |magazine=EDR Magazine |issue=55 |pages=4-11}}
  • {{cite magazine |last=Peruzzi |first=Luca |date=2024 |title=Countering mines at sea: An overview of main European programmes |url=https://www.edrmagazine.eu/edr-magazine-74-march-april-2024 |issue=74 |publisher=EDR Online |magazine=EDR Magazine |pages=4–13}}
  • {{cite magazine |last=Toebast |first=Eric |date=2025 |title=De vervangende capaciteit mijnenbestrijding |url=https://www.kvmo.nl/images/Marineblad/2025/2-2025/Marineblad%20jrg.%20135%20nr.%202%20maart%202025%20PPcomp.pdf |magazine=Marineblad |issue=2|location=The Hague |publisher=KVMO |language=Dutch |pages=14-21}}

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