Belgian minehunter Aster (M915)
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| Name: | Aster |
| Namesake: | Aster |
| Builder: | Mercantile-Belyard Shipyard, Rupelmonde |
| Launched: | 16 December 1985 |
| Status: | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Tripartite-class minehunter |
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| Length: | 51.5 m (169 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.96 m (29.4 ft) |
| Height: | 18.5 m (61 ft) |
| Draught: | 3.6 m (12 ft) |
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| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Complement: | 4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors |
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| Armament: | 3 × 12.7 mm machine guns |
Aster (M915) is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on 16 December 1985 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened by Queen Paola of Belgium. The patronage of Aster was accepted by the city of Blankenberge. Aster was the first of the Belgian Tripartite-class minehunters.
It is currently commanded by Lieutenant First Class (Lieutenant Commander) Luc Van Tricht.[1]
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 French Navy Éridan class |
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