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Alkmaar-class minehunter

Mine Countermeasures Vesselconfirmed

Alkmaar-class minehunter

The Alkmaar class is a ship class of fifteen minehunters that were built in the Netherlands for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They are based on the design of the Tripartite class, which was developed by a collaborative effort between the Netherlands, Belgium and France, and replaced the minesweepers and minehunters of the Dokkum class.

Specifications

TypeMine Countermeasures Vessel
ManufacturerVan der Giessen-De Noord, Alblasserdam
Introduced1983
StatusIn service
Length49.1 m
Speed15 kn
Range3,000 nmi
Crew22
Displacement510 t
Main armament1 × 20 mm gun

Operators

CountryQuantityConfidence
Ukraine—confirmed

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