Class profile

Eridan Class Minehunter

France - Mine Countermeasure Ship/Craft

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Eridan Class Minehunter

Class facts

Country

France

Type

Mine Countermeasure Ship/Craft

Length

51 m

Displacement

595 t

Speed

15 kn

Public ships

13

Public description

The Eridan class is the French Tripartite minehunter generation now being drawn down as SLAM-F introduces a more modern, remote mine-warfare model. The remaining ships are focused on mine detection, classification and disposal rather than surface combat, with minehunting sonar and PAP disposal vehicles as the defining systems.