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Lacomblé

Lacomblé is documented as M 870 and MSI-5, a member of MSI-1 class, and in Royal Netherlands Navy service.

Title: De tewaterlating van de Belgische mijnenveger "MSI 90" op een scheepswerf te Kruibeke Dating: 1956-08-06 Format original: hoogte 132 mm (geheel) breedte 180 mm (geheel) Type: papierpositief Category: uit de museum…
Representative class image: Title: De tewaterlating van de Belgische mijnenveger "MSI 90" op een scheepswerf te Kruibeke Dating: 1956-08-06 Format original: hoogte 132 mm (geheel) breedte 180 mm (geheel) Type: papierpositief Category: uit de museumcollecties van MAShttps://dams.antwerpen.be/asset/M2NfMycncUicXXaRQZnDXClF · CC0Image source
Hull / pennantM 870, MSI-5
ClassMSI-1 class
NavyRoyal Netherlands Navy
CountryNetherlands

Overview

Lacomblé is documented as M 870 and MSI-5, a member of MSI-1 class, and in Royal Netherlands Navy service.

The documented national and naval associations are Netherlands and Royal Netherlands Navy.

Identity and construction

The documented identity includes M 870 and MSI-5 and Lacomblé and MSI-5.

Class and service context

Lacomblé is linked to MSI-1 class. The class page provides shared design history; this page preserves facts that apply to this ship.

The class is associated with the recorded roles of Inshore minesweeping and Coastal mine warfare. Those roles provide context but do not establish that every ship performed every mission.

Later service and disposition

Later service and final disposition have not been confirmed in the sources reviewed.

Evidence and limits

Available sources confirm the identity, class relationship, and service details shown above for Lacomblé.

Operational episodes, refits, and crew history are included only when they are supported by evidence tied to this ship.

This ship is recorded as a member of MSI-1 class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Motor Mine Sweeper Photo Archive — AMS / MSC Index ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Minesweepers MSO MSC MSI MHC MCM Post-War — ShipbuildingHistory ↗ShipbuildingHistory.com · accessed 2026-09-19
  3. MSI-11 / Asvig — NavSource Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
  4. MSI-83 / Oudenaarde — NavSource Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
  5. MSI-93 / Tournai — NavSource Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
  6. MSI-97 / Andenne — NavSource Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
  7. MSI-101 / Olib — NavSource Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive ↗NavSource Naval History · accessed 2026-09-20
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