- F931 Louise-Marie
The F931 "Louise-Marie" is a "Karel Doorman" class
frigate of the Naval Component of the Belgian Armed Forces to be commissioned in2008 . It is the second of the two frigates of this class that were purchased from theRoyal Netherlands Navy onDecember 22 ,2005 .It served in the Netherlands Royal Navy as the HNLMS "Willem van der Zaan" (F829).
The HNLMS "Willem van der Zaan" was rechristened as the F931 "Louise-Marie" on
8 April 2008 in Antwerp by Her MajestyQueen Paola of Belgium . [citenews|url=http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/3696003/_Nederlands_fregat_onder_Belgische_vlag__.html|title=Nederlands fregat voortaan onder Belgische vlag|publisher=De Telegraaf|date=2008-04-02|accessdate=2008-04-02|language=Dutch]References
ee also
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F930 Leopold I , for the other ship of this class that was sold to Belgium.External links
* [http://www.marine.nl/nlmarfor/schepen/eskader/fregatten/m-fregat/zaan/ Homepage of HNLMS "Willem van der Zaan" on the website of the Royal Netherlands Navy] - Only available in Dutch.
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