Narcis (M923) is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched in 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.[1]
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| History | |
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| Name | Narcis |
| Namesake | Narcissus |
| Builder | Mercantile-Belyard Shipyard, Rupelmonde |
| Laid down | 30 March 1990 |
| Launched | 27 September 1990 |
| Christened | 14 March 1991 |
| Commissioned | 30 March 1991 |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Tripartite-class minehunter |
| Displacement |
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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) |
| Propulsion |
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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 |
References edit
- ^ "230 Belgische militairen nemen deel aan operatie Odyssey Dawn". Demorgen.be. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
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