M916 Bellis

M916 Bellis is a Tripartite class minehunter of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on August 13, 1986 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and christened by Ellen Goffinet-Rosman, the wife of the then Mayor of Arlon, on September 18, 1986. The patronage of the M916 Bellis was accepted by the city of Arlon. It was the second of the Belgian Tripartite class minehunters. This ship was the very vessel that participated the rescue of the Herald of Free Enterprise in 1987. The Céphée The Tripartite class minehunter is a type of minesweeper used by the navies of Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as well as Pakistan and Indonesia. ... USS Pivot (AM 276) World War II United States Admirable Class Minesweeper shown in the Gulf of Mexico on sea trials 12 July 1944 Image:Hameln Class. ... Ensign of the Belgian Navy The Naval Component, formerly the Belgian Navy, is the naval service of Belgium. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Rupelmonde is a constituent town of the municipality of Kruibeke, located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. ... The christening of the USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... St Martin church, Arlon Arlon (Dutch: Aarlen, German: Arel) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Luxembourg, of which it is the capital. ... M/S Herald of Free Enterprise was a roll-on roll-off (RORO) car and passenger ferry that sank on March 6, 1987, killing 193 passengers, due to negligence by the crew and company operating the ship. ...

It is currently commanded by Lieutenant First Class Luc Desanghere. Ship-of-the-Line Lieutenant is a common naval rank, equivalent to the naval rank of Lieutenant in the UK, Commonwealth and US. The name of the rank derives from the the name of the largest class of warship, the Ship-of-the-Line, as opposed to smaller types of...