page_title: Belgian Navy
section_title: Fleet list
hierarchical_section_title: Belgian Navy / Fleet list
caption_attribution_description: English: Ship's crest of M902 Van Haverbeke
context_page_description: The Belgian Navy, officially the Belgian Marine Component of the Belgian Armed Forces, is the naval service of Belgium.
context_section_description: Belgian Navy ships since 1945:
  Tacoma-class frigate
  F910 Victor Billet, Tacoma-class frigate (decommissioned 1959, scrapped)
  Wielingen-class frigate
  F910 Wielingen, Wielingen-class frigate (decommissioned Summer 2007 and sold to Bulgaria)
  F911 Westdiep, Wielingen-class frigate (decommissioned 5 October 2007 and sold to Bulgaria)
  F912 Wandelaar, Wielingen-class frigate (decommissioned and sold to Bulgaria 2005)
  F913 Westhinder, Wielingen-class frigate (decommissioned 1993, scrapped)
  Tripartite-class minehunter
  M915 Aster, Tripartite minehunter
  M918 Dianthus, Tripartite minehunter (sold to France 1993)
  M919 Fuchsia, Tripartite minehunter (sold to France 1993)
  M920 Iris, Tripartite minehunter (sold to France 1993)
  M922 Myosotis, Tripartite minehunter (sold to Bulgaria 2007)
  Algerine-class minesweeper
  M900 Adrien de Gerlache (ex HMS Liberty, acquired 1949 – decommissioned 1969)
  M901 Georges Lecointe (i) (ex HMS Cadmus, acquired 1950 – decommissioned 1959)
  M901 Georges Lecointe (ii) (ex HMCS Wallaceburg, acquired 1959 – decommissioned 1969)
  M902 Van Haverbeke (i) (ex HMS Ready – acquired 1951 – decommissioned 1960)
  M903 Dufour (i) (ex HMS Fancy – acquired 1951 – decommissioned 1959)
  M903 Dufour (ii) (ex HMCS Winnipeg – acquired 1959 – decommissioned 1966)
  M904 De Brouwer (i) (ex HMS Spanker – acquired 1953 – decommissioned 1966)
  M905 De Moor (ex HMS Rosario – acquired 1953 – decommissioned 1966)
  MSO-class minesweeper (Aggressive class)
  M902 Van Haverbeke (ii) (ex USN MSO522 – acquired 1960 – decommissioned)
  M903 Dufour (ex USN AM498 – ex USN MSO522 – ex Norwegian Navy M951 Lagen – acquired 1966 – decommissioned 1985)
  M904 Debrouwer (ex USN AM499 – ex USN MSO499 – ex Norwegian Navy M952 Namsen – acquired 1966 – decommissioned 1993)
  M906 Breydel (ex USN AM504, ex USN MSO504, acquired 1956 – decommissioned 1993)
  M907 Artevelde (ex USN AM503, ex USN MSO503, acquired 1955 – decommissioned 1985)
  M908 Truffaut (ex USN AM515, ex USN MSO515, acquired 1956 – decommissioned 1993)
  M909 Bovesse (ex USN AM516, ex USN MSO516, acquired 1957 – decommissioned 1993)
  Pico (ex USN AM497 – ex USN MSO497 – ex Portuguese Navy M418 Pico – acquired 1974 for spares, subsequently stripped and abandoned, never commissioned)
  MSC-class coastal minesweeper (akin to US Navy Minesweeper coastal)
  M910 Diest (sold to Taiwan 1969)
  M911 Eeklo (sold to Taiwan 1969)
  M912 Lier (sold to Taiwan 1969)
  M913 Maaseik (sold to Taiwan 1969)
  M914 Roeselare (sold to Norway 1966)
  M915 Arlon (sold to Norway 1966)
  M916 Bastogne (sold to Norway 1966)
  M917 Charleroi (sold to Taiwan 1969)
  M918 Sint-Niklaas (sold to Taiwan 1969)
  M919 Sint-Truiden (sold to Greece 1969)
  M920 Diksmuide (sold to Taiwan 1969)
  M921 Herve (sold to Greece 1969)
  M922 Malmedy (sold to Greece 1969)
  M923 Blankenberge (sold to Greece 1969)
  M924 Laroche (sold to Greece 1969)
  M925 De Panne (retired from service 1969)
  M926 Mechelen (converted to research ship – decommissioned)
  M927 Spa (converted to munition transport and renumbered A963 – decommissioned and sold to a Dutch foundation, re-commissioned as museum ship AMS60 Bernisse)
  M928 Stavelot (decommissioned 1987)
  M929 Heist (decommissioned 1992)
  M930 Rochefort (decommissioned 1992)
  M931 Knokke (decommissioned 1976)
  M932 Nieuwpoort (decommissioned 1991)
  M933 Koksijde (decommissioned 1991)
  M934 Verviers (ex USN MSC259 – converted to minehunter 1972 – decommissioned 1988)
  M935 Veurne (ex USN MSC260 – converted to minehunter 1972 – decommissioned 1987)
  MSI-class inshore minesweepers (similar to the British Ham or Ley class)
  M470 Temse (sold to South Korea 1970)
  M471 Hasselt (decommissioned 1989; transferred to Belgian Sea Cadet Corps in 1993)
  M472 Kortrijk (decommissioned 1989)
  M473 Lokeren (decommissioned 1987)
  M474 Turnhout (decommissioned 1991)
  M475 Tongeren (decommissioned 1991)
  M476 Merksem (decommissioned 1992)
  M477 Oudenaarde (decommissioned 1989; stored on dry land in Antwerp)
  M478 Herstal (decommissioned 1991)
  M479 Huy (decommissioned 1990)
  M480 Seraing (decommissioned 1990)
  M481 Tournai (sold to South Korea 1970)
  M482 Visé (decommissioned 1991)
  M483 Ougré
caption: Coat of arms of the M902 Van Haverbeke.
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