Tripartite Class Minehunter (French Navy)
FS Cephee M652
French Navy Tripartite class Minehunter FS Cephee M652 is seen leaving Devonport Naval Base at Devil's Point, Plymouth on 25th March 2019. The Tripartite class of minehunters was jointly developed between France, Belgium and the Netherlands during the 1970s, and is today used by the navies of Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as well as Pakistan, Indonesia, Latvia, and Bulgaria. Originally 45 minehunters were built during the 1980s and with a displacement of 605 tons, they are powered by a Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPd0g3D-rVw
French Navy Tripartite class Minehunter FS Cephee M652 is seen entering Portsmouth Naval Base from Spice Island (Portsmouth) as she heads 0800 OSB to Southern Railway Jetty (SRJ) bow south on 24th January 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCH6lGY3h00
FS Sagittaire M650
FS Sagittaire M650 is a Tripartite Class Minehunter of the French Navy, and we see her together with HMS Smiter P272, a P2000 Class Coastal Training Craft of the Royal Navy off the South Coast at Bournemouth during the Bournemouth Air Show on 30th August 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLOb1g9Otyg
Filmed on 30th August 2014 off the South Coast of England at Bournemouth, we see ships of the Royal Navy and French Navy, as we see P2000 Class Coastal Training Craft HMS Puncher P291 and HMS Smiter P272, as well as the French Navy's Tripartite Class Minehunter FS Sagittaire M650. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jT339Xc_6A