HNLMS Vlaardingen

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|section4={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = <ref name=specs_1>{{cite web|url=https://marineschepen.nl/schepen/alkmaar.html |title=Alkmaarklasse mijnenjagers |publisher=Marineschepen.nl |access-date=9 August 2025 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name=specs_2>{{cite web|url=https://onzemarinevloot.weebly.com/hrms-vlaardingen-m-863.html |title=Hr.Ms. Vlaardingen. (bnr. 863) |publisher=Onze Marinevloot |access-date=9 August 2025|language=nl}}</ref> | type = {{sclass|Alkmaar|minehunter}} | displacement = {{Convert|588|t|LT|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} full load | length = {{Convert|51.50|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | beam = {{Convert|8.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | height = {{convert|18.5|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | draught = | draft = {{convert|2.60|m|ftin|abbr=on}} | power = | propulsion = 1 × {{cvt|1860|hp}} Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine | speed = {{convert|15|kn}} | range = {{cvt|3000|nmi}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h}} | endurance = | boats = *2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats *1 × PAP 104 ROV | capacity = | troops = | complement = | crew = 44 | sensors = 1 × DUBM 21B sonar | EW = | armament = 1 × {{Convert|20|mm|in|abbr=on}} machine gun | armour = | notes = }} }}

'''''Melitopol'' (M312)''' (ex-'''HNLMS ''Vlaardingen'' (M863)''') is a former minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Now in service with the Ukrainian Navy.<ref name=specs_1/><ref name=specs_2/>

== History == === Dutch service === ''Vlaardingen'' is the result of a cooperation between France, Belgium and The Netherlands. She is the fourteenth ship of the class in Dutch service and the third ship in the Dutch Navy to be named ''Vlaardingen''. The commissioning ceremony took place in Alblasserdam on 15 March 1989.<ref name=specs_2/>

The decommissioning ceremony took place in Vlaardingen on 27 March 2024.<ref name=Decommissioning_1>{{cite web|url=https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/mijnenjager-Vlaardingen-uit-dienst-gesteld-Makkum-later-dit-jaar-270324.html |title=Mijnenjager Vlaardingen uit dienst, Makkum later dit jaar |publisher=Marineschepen.nl |access-date=9 August 2025 |language=nl}}</ref>

=== Ukrainian service === ''Vlaardingen'' was pledged to the Ukrainian Navy in 2024 together with the {{HNLMS|Makkum|M857|2}} following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. She was transferred in 2025 and renamed ''Melitopol''.<ref name=specs_1/><ref name=specs_2/> The ship can't travel to the Black Sea because of the Montreux Convention.

== References == {{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vlaardingen}} Category:Alkmaar-class minehunters Category:Ships built in Alblasserdam Category:1988 ships

Category:Mine warfare vessels of the Ukrainian Navy