Bns's Lobelia and Primula

Bns Lobelia and Bns Primula

Bns Lobelia (M 921) and Bns Primula (M 924) are two of 6 Tripartite class minehunters in service for the Belgian navy.

Lobelia entered service in 1989 and Primula in 1991.  They displace 595 tons and are 52 meters long.  This class usually has a crew of around 40. 

All six of the class have recently completed a Capability Upkeep Program (CUP) to keep them in service until 2020.

This is a very popular class of ship as several nations have them in service, Bulgaria, Netherlands, France, Latvia, Pakistan to name but a few.

Both ships are seen at the Forth Bridges on Friday 19^th October 2012 heading to Rosyth for fuel before sailing home to Belgium.

Bns Lobelia

Bns Primula

Knm Utvær

Knm Utvær

Knm Utvær (S 303) is one of six Ula class diesel electric submarines in service with the Norwegian navy.  She entered service in 1990.   Only four of the class are in service at at one time as the other two are in refit.

She displaces 940 tons surfaced and 1,150 tons submerged; she is 59 meters long and can travel on the surface at 11 knots and 23 knots submerged.  The ships company can total 20 at any one time.

She is seen here arriving in Leith on the 12^th October 2012.

Fs Latouché Trevillé

French Destroyer Latouché Trevillé (D646) is a Georges Leygues Class (F70) class destroyer; she was commissioned into service in 1990.

She displaces 4,010 tons and is 140 meters long, 235 crew members make up the ships company. 

Latouché Trevillé was built in Brest and fitted out at Lorient Dockyard.  She has had a modified sensor and the pilothouse played one deck higher.  She is based at Brest.

She is expected to remain in service until around 2017 without significant modernisation.

She is seen here arriving in Leith on the 12^th October 2012.

Fs Latouché Trevillé