Belgian minehunter Narcis
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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 |
Out of service | 2025 |
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Fate | Transferred to Ukraine |
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Name | Mariupol |
Namesake | Mariupol |
Acquired | 2025 |
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Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class & 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 & processing systems |
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Armament | 3 × 12.7 mm machine guns |
Mariupol, formerly Narcis (M923), is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Ukrainian Navy, formerly belonging to Belgian Naval Component, launched in 1990, at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened (Narcis) 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]
In 2024, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, it was announced that Narcis was to be donated to Ukraine at some time in the future. The ship was to undergo full maintenance before donation. In total three Tripartite-class ships were announced (as of 2024) to be donated to Ukraine. Belgium was to provide basic training and the Netherlands offered on-the-job training for the crews.[2]
In June 2025, Narcis was transferred to the Ukrainian Navy.[3] It was renamed Mariupol.
References
[edit]- ^ "230 Belgische militairen nemen deel aan operatie Odyssey Dawn". Demorgen.be. 2011-03-20. Retrieved 2011-03-20.
- ^ Administrator (2024-03-15). "Belgium Increases Military Aid to Ukraine with 300 Lynx Combat Vehicles & 3 Minehunter Ships | Defense News March 2024 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2024 | Archive News year". Army Recognition. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ "Belgium and the Netherlands transfer MCM vessels to Ukraine". Naval News. 26 June 2025.