M921 Lobelia

M921 "Lobelia" is a Tripartite class minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on February 3, 1988 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened by Anne Van De Kerckhof, the wife of the then Mayor of Diest, on February 25, 1989. The patronage of the M921 Lobelia was accepted by the city of Diest. It was the seventh of the Belgian Tripartite class minehunters. The Belgian Naval Component announced on its website on 5 November 2007 that Mrs. Van De Kerckhof, the godmother of the M921 "Lobelia", had passed away on 27 October. A delegation of the crew of the M921 "Lobelia" attended her funeral. [cite web
url=http://www.mil.be/navycomp/news/index.asp?LAN=nl&ID=1227
title=Meter M921 Lobelia overleden
publisher=The Belgian Naval Component
date=2007-11-05
accessdate=2007-11-28
language=Dutch] [cite web
url=http://www.mil.be/navycomp/news/index.asp?LAN=fr&ID=1227
title=Décès de la marraine du M921 Lobelia
publisher=The Belgian Naval Component
date=2007-11-05
accessdate=2007-11-28
language=French]

The M921 "Lobelia" is currently commanded by Lieutenant First Class Guy Schotte.

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