Latvian minehunter Imanta

	Imanta in Belfast
History
Netherlands
Name	Harlingen
Launched	1984
Fate	Sold to Latvia, 2005
Latvia
Name	Imanta
Acquired	2005
Identification	MMSI number: 275336000; Callsign: YLNV;
Status	in active service, as of 2019
General characteristics (in Dutch service)
Class and type	Tripartite-class minehunter
Displacement	536 t (528 long tons) empty; 605 t (595 long tons) full load;
Length	51.5 m (169 ft)
Beam	8.96 m (29.4 ft)
Height	18.5 m (61 ft)
Draught	3.6 m (12 ft)
Propulsion	1 × 1370 kW Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine; 2 × 180 kW ACEC active rudders; 1 × HOLEC bow propellor;
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing ; craft carried	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats; 1 × PAP 104 ROV;
Complement	4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors
Sensors and ; processing systems	1 × DUBM 21B sonar
Armament	1 × 20 mm modèle F2 gun

Imanta (M-04) is the lead ship of the Tripartite class of minehunters for the Latvian Naval Forces. The vessel was formerly HNLMS Harlingen (M854), a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy built in 1984.[1] Alkmaar and Imanta are, respectively, the Dutch and Latvian navies' names of the Tripartite class of minehunters, developed jointly by France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Harlingen was one of five minehunters sold to Latvia by the Netherlands in 2005 for approximately €11.4 million each. An investigation into possible corruption related to the vessels' acquisition was revealed in August 2009, when it was announced that the vessels were purchased without any instruction manuals or technical documents. It took Latvian officials over a year to acquire the necessary technical materials from France, at the cost of an additional €580,000.[2]

Since 2009 Imanta has been active service with the Latvian Naval Forces and available for NATO operations.[2]

References

Toppan, Andrew (2003). "Mine Countermeasures Vessels". World Navies Today: Netherlands. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
"Latvian navy buys Dutch ships 'without instruction manuals'". Earth Times. Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

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[hazegray-1] Toppan, Andrew (2003). "Mine Countermeasures Vessels". World Navies Today: Netherlands. Hazegray.org. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[earthtimes-2] "Latvian navy buys Dutch ships 'without instruction manuals'". Earth Times. Deutsche Presse-Agentur. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2009.