Belgian minehunter Aster
![]() 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 | Template:Sclass2- |
Displacement |
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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) |
Propulsion |
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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 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament | 3 × 12.7 mm machine guns |
Aster (M915) is a Template:Sclass2- 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]
In early October, 2018, it was reported that Pakistan Navy had received a decommissioned MCMV from Belgium. Jane's in its article, speculated that this could be Aster (M915) decommissioned by the Belgian Navy. Further, since the details were not provided by the parties involved, it was not clear whether Pakistan Navy will operate it or use it as spares. [2]
References
- ^ BNS Aster Official Homepage
- ^ Pakistan receives decommissioned MCMV from Belgium, Jane's 360, retrieved 10 October 2018