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MINE WARFARE SHIPS
ANTARÈS mine countermeasures vessels (1993 - 1995)
Photo
Altaïr 2008
Ships
Name |
No |
Yard No | Builder |
Laid down |
Launched |
Comp |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antarès | M770 | SOCARENAM, Boulogne | 10.1992 | 30.8.1993 | 15.12.1993 | in service (2019) | |
| Altaïr | M771 | SOCARENAM, Boulogne | 7.6.1993 | 15.11.1993 | 30.7.1994 | in service (2019) | |
| Aldébaran | M772 | SOCARENAM, Boulogne | 15.11.1993 | 11.2.1994 | 15.3.1995 | in service (2019) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 295 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 340 |
| Length, m | 24.5 pp 28.3 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.70 |
| Draught, m | 3.80 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 Baudouin 12P15-2SR diesel |
| Power, h. p. | 800 |
| Max speed, kts | 11 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 41 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 3500(10) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 - 12.7/90, OD3 mechanical minesweeping gear (fitted for) |
| Electronic equipment | DRBN-34A radar, DUBM-41B sonar |
| Complement | 25 |
Standard scale images
Vulcain 1990
Graphics
Altaïr 2008
Project history
These three ships were built to replace the elderly ocean minesweepers of the Agile class for navigation training, and for route surveillance in the approaches to Brest. The design is based on a trawler hull. The DUBM-41B towed sonars were removed from the MSOs. A mechanical sweep can also be fitted.
Modernizations
2007, Altaïr; 2008, Antarès; 2009, Aldébaran: - DUBM-41B sonar; + DUBM-44 sonar
Naval service
No significant events.
2008
