M924 Primula

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M924 PrimulaPhoto credit: Belgian Naval Component
M924 Primula
Photo credit: Belgian Naval Component

M924 Primula is a Tripartite class minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on December 20, 1990 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened by Mrs. Adriaensens, the wife of the then Mayor of Willebroek, on June 12, 1991. The patronage of the M924 Primula was accepted by the city of Willebroek. It was the tenth and last of the Belgian Tripartite class minehunters.

It is currently commanded by Lieutenant First Class Nico Hoornaert, who formally received the command of the M924 Primula on 10 January 2008.[1]

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  1. ^ Change of command M924 Primula. The Belgian Ministry of Defence (2008-01-10). Retrieved on 2008-02-09.

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