Naval Group ceremonially launched the first mine countermeasure mothership for the Royal Netherlands Navy. HNLMS Vlissingen is the second of twelve mine countermeasure vessels in the Belgian-Dutch rMCM program.

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The launching ceremony of the Vlissingen, second of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme, intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy, took place on October 19th 2023 in Concarneau in the presence of the Chiefs of Navy of the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Belgian Navy, and the representative of the Chief of Staff of the French Navy. The launching was carried out by Kership, which builds the ships in Concarneau on behalf of Naval Group, general contractor.

The Vlissingen will be delivered in 2025.

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