Belgian minehunter Primula (M924)

Primula entering Portsmouth Naval Base, UK, 9 July 2010
History
Belgium
Name:	Primula
Namesake:	Primula
Builder:	Mercantile-Belyard Shipyard, Rupelmonde
Launched:	20 December 1990
Christened:	12 June 1991
Status:	in active service, as of 2024
General characteristics
Class & type:	Tripartite-class minehunter
Displacement:	536 t (528 long tons) empty 605 t (595 long tons) full load
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:	1 × 1370 kW Werkspoor RUB 215 V12 diesel engine 2 × 180 kW ACEC active rudders 1 × HOLEC bow propellor
Speed:	15 knots (28 km/h)
Range:	3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h)
Boats & landing craft carried:	2 × rigid-hulled inflatable boats 1 × Atlas Elektronik Seafox ROV
Complement:	4 officers, 15 non-commissioned officers, 17 sailors
Sensors and processing systems:	1 × Thales Underwater Systems TSM 2022 Mk III Hull Mounted Sonar 1 × SAAB Bofors Double Eagle Mk III Self Propelled Variable Depth Sonar 1 × Consilium Selesmar Type T-250/10CM003 Radar
Armament:	3 × 12.7 mm machine guns

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.

Primula is commanded by 1LZ David Decoster.

External links

• Section of the website of the Belgian Ministry of Defence about the M924 Primula