 The second, "Muhafiz" was delivered in April 1996 and the third was carried aboard a transporter ship in April 1995 to be completed in Pakistan.The Netherlands and Belgium are doing a joint procurement for the replacements of the Tripartite-class/"Alkmaar"-class minehunters.Both countries want to procure six new mine countermeasure (MCM) vessels, which makes for a total of 12 MCM ships.