Belgian Navy

Marine component ; Composante marine marine ; component
Lineup	1831
Country	Belgium
Armed forces	Belgian armed forces
Type	Armed forces ( navy )
Strength	1,476 (2016)
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The naval component is the naval force of the armed forces of the Kingdom of Belgium .

Cooperation with other navies

The Belgian Navy traditionally works closely with the Dutch Navy . In 1965, the two navies founded the mine school EGUERMIN, in which other NATO marines are trained in mine defense as part of the MOST program and which NATO has been running as COE since 2006 .

In 1975 the Netherlands and Belgium agreed to set up a joint naval command, but this was not completed until 1996 with the creation of the Admiral Benelux .

bases

The Belgian Navy has bases in Zeebrugge , Ostend and Antwerp . Until 1960, the Belgian Navy maintained a base in Banana, West Africa .

The naval aviators in Koksijde are subordinate to the Air Force .

Ships

To carry out its tasks, the Belgian Navy has the following ships:

Frigates

Ship class	origin	photo	Ships	displacement	Remarks
Karel Doorman	Netherlands Netherlands		Leopold I. (F930) Louise-Marie (F931)	3320 t	former units of the Royal Netherlands Navy

Anti-mine vehicles

Ship class	origin	photo	Ships	displacement	Remarks
Tripartite	Belgium Belgium		Bellis (M916) Crocus (M917) Lobelia (M921) Narcis (M923) Primula (M924)	536 t

A962 Belgica , oceanography research vessel

2 river patrol boat ( P 901 Castor and P902 Pollux )
1 research ship ( A962 Belgica )
1 sailing training ship ( A958 Zenobe Gramme )
1 support ship
1 lead / support ship ( A960 Godetia )
2 coastal tugs
3 harbor tugs

Web links

Commons : Belgian Navy - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ De Belgische Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers ( nl ) Belgian Chamber of Deputies. April 14, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.

[1] De Belgische Kamer van volksvertegenwoordigers ( nl ) Belgian Chamber of Deputies. April 14, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2019.