Name Aster Status in active service Launched 16 December 1985 Draft 3.6 m Builder Rupelmonde | Namesake Aster Height 18.5 m (61 ft) Length 52 m Beam 8.96 m | |
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Class and type Tripartite-class minehunter Displacement 536 t (528 long tons) empty
605 t (595 long tons) full load | ||
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.
References
Belgian minehunter Aster (M915) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA