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Mariupol

Narcis (M923) is documented as one ship in the Belgian Aster-class (Flower-class) Tripartite minehunter.

M923 Narcis lifering, Lennusadam, Tallinn 5 October 2013
M923 Narcis lifering, Lennusadam, Tallinn 5 October 2013Own work · CC BY-SA 4.0Image source
Hull / pennantM313, M923
ClassBelgian Aster-class (Flower-class) Tripartite minehunter
NavyUkrainian Navy
CountryUkraine
Builder / shipyardBéliard / Mercantile-Belyard, Ostend
Recorded statusActive

What is known about this ship

Narcis (M923) is documented as one ship in the Belgian Aster-class (Flower-class) Tripartite minehunter.

Service history

Transferred from Belgium and subsequently served as Mariupol (M313) in the Ukrainian 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 Mariupol (M313) in the Ukrainian Navy.

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

  1. Tripartite-class minehunter ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-20
  2. België en Nederland schenken Oekraïne eerste mijnenjagers ↗Ministerie van Defensie · accessed 2026-09-20
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