Belgian minehunter Primula (M924)
 Primula entering Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 9 July 2010 | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Primula |
| Namesake: | Primula |
| Builder: | Mercantile-Belyard Shipyard, Rupelmonde |
| Launched: | 20 December 1990 |
| Christened: | 12 June 1991 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 and landing craft carried: | 2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × Atlas Elektronik Seafox ROV |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 1 × Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2022 Mk III Hull Mounted Sonar 1 × SAAB Bofors Double Eagle Mk III Self Propelled Variable Depth Sonar 1 × Consilium Selesmar Type T-250/10CM003 Radar |
| Armament: | 3 × 12.7 mm machine guns |
Primula (M924) 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 Primula was accepted by the city of Willebroek. It was the tenth and last of the Belgian Tripartite-class minehunters.
Primula is commanded by Kristof Van Belleghem. [1]
References
- ↑ "Change of command M924 Primula". The Belgian Ministry of Defence. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
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