Hull / pennantM652, M919
ClassBelgian Aster-class (Flower-class) Tripartite minehunter
NavyFrench Navy
CountryFrance
Builder / shipyardBéliard / Mercantile-Belyard, Ostend
Recorded statusActive
What is known about this ship
Fuchsia (M919) is documented as one ship in the Belgian Aster-class (Flower-class) Tripartite minehunter.
Service history
Transferred from Belgium and subsequently served as Céphée (M652) in the French Navy.
Class context: Belgian Aster-class (Flower-class) Tripartite minehunter
Belgium built ten Tripartite minehunters commonly associated with the Aster/Flower naming group. Transfers to France, Bulgaria and Ukraine are retained as later identities on the same ships.
Later service and disposition
Transferred from Belgium and subsequently served as Céphée (M652) in the French Navy.
Class relationship
This ship is recorded as a member of Belgian Aster-class (Flower-class) Tripartite minehunter. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.
Sources and further reading
- Tripartite-class minehunter ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-20
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