Belgian minehunter Primula
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}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = BNS Primula.jpg | Ship caption = Primula entering Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 9 July 2010 }} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Belgium | Ship flag = {{Shipboxflag|Belgium|naval}} | Ship name = Primula | Ship namesake = Primula | Ship builder = Mercantile-Belyard Shipyard, Rupelmonde | Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = | Ship launched = 20 December 1990 | Ship sponsor = | Ship christened = 12 June 1991 | Ship completed = | Ship acquired = | Ship commissioned = | Ship decommissioned = | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship renamed = | Ship reclassified = | Ship refit = | Ship struck = | Ship reinstated = | Ship homeport = | Ship identification = *{{MMSI Number|205212000}}
| Ship motto = Major longinquo reverentia | Ship nickname = | Ship honours = | Ship fate = | Ship status = {{Ship in active service}} | Ship notes = | Ship badge = 100px }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Ship class = {{sclass2|Tripartite|minehunter}} | Ship type = | Ship displacement = *{{Convert|536|t|LT|0|lk=out|abbr=on}} empty
| Ship length = {{convert|51.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|8.96|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship height = {{convert|18.5|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship draught = {{convert|3.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion = *1 × 1370 kW Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine
| Ship speed = {{convert|15|kn|km/h}} | Ship range = {{convert|3000|nmi|km}} at {{convert|12|kn|km/h}} | Ship endurance = | Ship test depth = | Ship boats = *2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats | Ship complement = 4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors | Ship sensors = *1 × Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2022 Mk III Hull Mounted Sonar
| Ship EW = | Ship armament = *3 × 12.7 mm M2 machine guns | Ship armour = | Ship aircraft facilities = | Ship notes = }} |
The Belgian minehunter Primula (M924) is a {{sclass2|Tripartite|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.
She underwent major modernization works in 2004-2005, such as the replacement of the PAP-minehunting system and 20mm-gun.
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External links
- [http://www.mil.be/navycomp/units/index.asp?LAN=fr&FILE=unittext&ID=673&PAGE=1&MENU=0 Section of the website of the Belgian Ministry of Defence about the M924 Primula]
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Category:Tripartite-class minehunters of the Belgian Navy
Category:Ships built in Belgium
Category:Ships built in France
Category:Ships built in the Netherlands
Category:Minehunters of Belgium
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