Oostende, the first of twelve minehunters, intended for the Belgian navy, was launched by Naval Group on Wednesday in Concarneau, Brittany. Kership (Naval Group and Piriou)
DECRYPTION – Baptized Ostendthis ship of more than 82 meters long and 2800 tons is part of a joint order by the Belgian and Dutch navies.
Emblematic launching ceremony, this Wednesday in Concarneau in Brittany, in the presence of Ludivine Dedonder, Belgian Defense Minister, Kaisa Ollongren, her counterpart from the Netherlands, and Patricia Mirallès, Secretary of State for Veterans fighters. The first of twelve next-generation mine countermeasures vessels, intended for the Belgian Navy, has been launched by Naval Group. This boat of more than 82 meters long and 2800 tons is part of a joint order, worth 2 billion euros, signed in 2019, by the Belgian and Dutch navies (six copies each). baptized Ostendthis City class ship is to be delivered to Belgium at the end of 2024. A year later, a second ship, the Tournay, will be handed over to the Netherlands. Then deliveries will be spread out until 2030, at the rate of one minehunter every six months. An impressive rate for such a boat, which responds to the injunction made to the arms manufacturers to produce faster
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