| Career (Belgium) | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Wielingen |
| Builder: | Boelwerf, Temse |
| Laid down: | 5 March 1974 |
| Launched: | 30 March 1976 |
| Christened: | 20 January 1978 |
| Out of service: | Sold to Bulgaria in February 2009 |
| Homeport: | Zeebrugge Naval Base |
| Motto: | "Fit via Vi" |
| Career (Bulgaria) | |
| Name: | Verni |
| Acquired: | February 2009 |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Wielingen-class frigate |
| Displacement: | 2,200 tonnes |
| Length: | 106.38 m |
| Beam: | 12.30 m |
| Draught: | 5.60 m |
| Propulsion: | Combined Diesel or Gas Turbine 2x ABC type DZC Diesel engines providing 4,200 hp (3,100 kW) each 1x Rolls Royce Olympus T M - 3 B gasturbine providing 27.575 hp 2 inverted screws with variable pitch |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,000 mi (9,700 km) at 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 14 officers, 71 NCO's and 74 sailors |
Wielingen was a Wielingen-class frigate of the Belgian Navy, launched on 30 March 1976 at the Boelwerf in Temse, and christened by Queen Fabiola of Belgium, on 20 January 1978. The patronage of the Wielingen was accepted by the city of Malmedy. Wielingen was the first ship in the Wielingen class, and had the pennant number F910.
The ship was sold to the Bulgarian Navy and left the Zeebrugge Naval Base in February 2009 under the Bulgarian flag. She was renamed Verni, with the new pennant number 42.
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