| Belgian minehunter Narcis (M923) | |
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| Career |  |
| Name: | Narcis |
| Namesake: | Narcissus |
| Builder: | Mercantile-Belyard Shipyard, Rupelmonde |
| Launched: | 30 March 1990 |
| Christened: | 14 March 1991 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2024[update] |
| 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 |
Narcis (M923) is a Tripartite-class minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on March 30, 1990, at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened by Mrs. Lafosse-De Backer, the wife of the then Mayor of Mons, on March 14, 1991. The patronage of the 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]
It is currently commanded by Lieutenant First Class Jurgen Van Daele.
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