ANTARES (M-770) class

 3 ANTARES-class MINE COUNTERMEASURES SHIPS (MCS)

 Name          Pendant   Launched         Commissioned     Status

 ANTARES       M-770     June 4, 1993     Dec. 15, 1993    Active
 ALTAIR        M-771     Nov. 15, 1993    July 9, 1994     Active
 ALDEBARAN     M-772     Feb. 11, 1994    March 10, 1995   Active

The vessels are primarily employed as navigational training ships, but also can be used as mine route survey craft, with the DUBM-41B minehunting side-scan sonar....