Belgian minehunter Primula (M924)
 Primula entering Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 9 July 2010 | |
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 Belgium
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| Name: | Primula |
| Namesake: | Primula |
| Builder: | Mercantile-Belyard Shipyard, Rupelmonde |
| Launched: | 20 December 1990 |
| Christened: | 12 June 1991 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Tripartite-class minehunter |
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| 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) |
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| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Range: | 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: |
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| Complement: | 4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Armament: | 3 × 12.7 mm machine guns |
Primula (M924) is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on 20 December 1990 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened by Mrs. Adriaensens, the wife of the then Mayor of Willebroek, on 12 June 1991. The patronage of Primula was accepted by the city of Willebroek. It was the tenth and last of the Belgian Tripartite-class minehunters.
Primula is commanded by 1LZ David Decoster.[1]
References
- ↑ "Change of command M924 Primula". The Belgian Ministry of Defence. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
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