Name Narcis Christened 14 March 1991 Launched 30 March 1990 Draft 3.6 m | Namesake Narcissus Status in active service Length 52 m Builder Rupelmonde | |
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Class and type Tripartite-class minehunter Displacement 536 t (528 long tons) empty
605 t (595 long tons) full load | ||
Narcis (M923) is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on 30 March 1990, at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened by Mrs. Lafosse-De Backer, the wife of the then Mayor of Mons, on 14 March 1991. The patronage of Narcis was accepted by the city of Mons. It was the ninth of the Belgian Tripartite-class minehunters. The Belgian government chose to deploy the ship as part of its involvement with enforcing the Libyan no-fly zone
It is currently commanded by Lieutenant First Class Jurgen Van Daele.
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Belgian minehunter Narcis (M923) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA