Bulgarian frigate Verni
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Verni ({{langx|bg|Верни||Faithful}}) is a Wielingen-class frigate of the Bulgarian Navy. She was originally commissioned as Wielingen in the Belgian Navy.
Construction and career
Wielingen was launched on 30 March 1976 at the Boelwerf in Temse, and christened by Queen Fabiola of Belgium, on 20 January 1978. The patronage of the Wielingen was accepted by the city of Malmedy. Wielingen was the first ship in the Wielingen class, and had the pennant number F910.
The ship was sold to the Bulgarian Navy and left the Zeebrugge Naval Base in February 2009 under the Bulgarian flag. She was renamed Verni, with the new pennant number 42.
File:Bulgarian frigate Verni (42) in the Black Sea in July 2015.JPG
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Category:Wielingen-class frigates
Category:Wielingen-class frigates of the Bulgarian Navy
Category:Ships built in Belgium
Category:Frigates of the Cold War
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