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The Royal Navy took advantage of this opportunity to enlist the Belgians into separate groups of more or less entirely Belgian-crewed ships. From 1940 to 1946, the Belgian Section of the British Royal Navy crewed two corvettes, (Buttercup and Godetia), a squadron of MMS minesweepers and three patrol boats (Phrontis , Electra and Kernot). In ...
Ships of the Belgian Navy (4 C, 2 P) A. Auxiliary ships of Belgium (2 C) F. Frigates of Belgium (1 C) M. Mine warfare vessels of Belgium (3 C) S. Submarines of ...
Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Belgian Navy (2 P) Pages in category "Ships of the Belgian Navy" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Louise-Marie (F931) in Belgian service. HNLMS Willem van der Zaan was rechristened Louise-Marie (F931) on 8 April 2008 in Antwerp by Queen Paola of Belgium. [1] It was named after Louise-Marie, a naval vessel purchased by the Belgian navy in 1840, which in turn was named after Queen Louise-Marie of Belgium, the wife of Leopold I.
Godetia (A960) was a command and logistical support ship of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on 7 December 1965 at the Boelwerf in Temse and entered service on 2 June 1966. The patronage of Godetia was accepted by the city of Ostend. She was the first of two support ships acquired to replace World War II-era ships.
Belgian Navy: Builder: Socarenam yard, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France: Launched: ... Pollux was the last ship in the Castor-class, and has pennant number P902. References
It was reassigned to the Belgian Navy and the 105 mm gun was removed. [citation needed] In 1946, when the Belgian Navy was reformed, the ship was renamed Breydel and resumed its activity as a fishery protection vessel in 1947. Too dilapidated to carry out the new tasks of the Belgian Navy, it was retired in 1949 and scrapped in 1950. [citation ...
Leopold I (F930) is a Karel Doorman-class frigate of the Marine Component of the Belgian Armed Forces. Prior to 29 March 2007, the ship was known as HNLMS Karel Doorman (F827). It is one of the two frigates of this class purchased from the Royal Netherlands Navy on 22 December 2005.