Name Primula Christened 12 June 1991 Launched 20 December 1990 Draft 3.6 m Builder Rupelmonde | Namesake Primula Status in active service Length 52 m Beam 8.96 m | |
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Class and type Tripartite-class minehunter Displacement 536 t (528 long tons) empty
605 t (595 long tons) full load | ||
BNS 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.
BNS Primula is currently commanded by 1LZ David Decoster.
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Belgian minehunter Primula (M924) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA