Belgian minehunter Bellis explained
Bellis (M916) is a of the
Belgian Naval Component, launched on 14 February 1986 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in
Rupelmonde and
christened by Ellen Goffinet-Rosman, the wife of the then Mayor of Arlon, on 18 September 1986. The patronage of
Bellis was accepted by the city of
Arlon. It was the second of the Belgian Tripartite-class minehunters.
[1] Commissioned on 13 August 1986, the ship participated the rescue of the survivors of ferry in March 1987 which had capsized outside the port of Zeebrugge.[1]
Bellis was attached to NATO's Mine Countermeasure Force (North) (MCMFORNORTH) in 1987, 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002 and 2004, and to Mine Countermeasures Force (South) (MCMFORSOUTH) in 1992, 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2003.[1]
Notes and References
- Web site: Composante Marine Unités M916 Bellis - Mijnenjager (Tripartite) Généralités . www.mil.be . 2009-11-20 . fr.
