![]() The ship under construction in Concarneau shipyards.
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History | |
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Name | Tournai [2] |
Namesake | City of Tournai |
Builder | Piriou, Concarneau, France |
Laid down | 29 March 2023 [1] |
Commissioned | 2026 (planned) |
Identification | Pennant number: M941 |
Status | Under construction |
General characteristics [3] | |
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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Tournai (M941) is the third ship in the City-class mine countermeasures vessels, and second to be built for the Belgian Navy. [3]
The Tournai officially started construction with her keel being laid during the launch ceremony of her sister ship, the Oostende (M940), on 29 March 2023. [1]