Artist impression of the City-class MCM | |
History | |
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Belgium | |
Name | Rochefort [1] |
Namesake | City of Rochefort |
Builder | Piriou, Concarneau, France |
Commissioned | 2029 (planned) |
Identification | Pennant number: M945 |
Status | Planned |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | City-class mine countermeasures vessel |
Displacement | 2,900 t (2,900 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 | 29–63 |
Armament |
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