 Oostende a few days after the beginning of her sea trials
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Belgium | |
| Name | Oostende |
| Namesake | City of Oostende |
| Builder | Piriou, Concarneau, France |
| Laid down | 30 November 2021[1][2] |
| Launched | 29 March 2023[3] |
| Identification | Pennant number: M940 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | City-class mine countermeasures vessel |
| Displacement | 2,800 t (2,800 long tons) full load |
| Length | 82.30 m (270 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) |
| Draught | 3.80 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Speed | 15.3 knots (28.3 km/h; 17.6 mph) |
| Complement | 33–63 |
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Oostende (M940) is the first ship in the City-class mine countermeasures vessels. She is being constructed in France for the Belgian Navy.
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- ^ "Video: Naval Group Lays Keel Of 1st MCM Mothership For Belgium". Naval News. 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Tewaterlating nieuw Belgisch mijnenbestrijdingsvaartuig in Frankrijk, bouw volgend Nederlands schip in Roemenië" (in Dutch). Marineschepen. 2023-03-29. Retrieved 2023-03-29.