Dutch minehunters Zr.Ms. Middelburg (M858) and Haarlem (M853) loaded on board of the German cargo ship UHL Fame

Zeebrugge, Belgium 20 September 2022

German general cargo ship (ex-Industrial Fame 2018-2019, Zea Fame 2019-2020) UHL Fame 2020-

Madeira/Portugal-flagged, IMO 9785378, MMSI 255806176 and call sign CQAH6. Built by Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding, China with yard number H1685a in 2018. As Industrial Fame owned by Earl Shipping SA. Owned and managed by Hammonia Reederei GmbH&Co. KG, Hamburg, Germany. Also called a heavy load carrier.

Dutch minehunter Zr.Ms. Middelburg (M858)

Laid down at the shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands on 11 July 1983, launched on 22 November 198, commissioned on 10 December and decommissioned in 2011. The 11th unit of the Alkmaar-class tripartite minesweepers. MMSI 244471000 and call sign PAEI.  

 Dutch minehunter Zr.Ms. Haarlem (M853)

Laid down at the shipyard Van der Giessen de Noord, Alblasserdam, Netherlands on 16 June 1981, launched on 6 May 1983, commissioned on 12 June 1984 and decommissioned in 2011. MMMSI 245942000 and call sign PAED.

Their armament consisted of 1-2cm machinegun. The horsepower of 1.860 hp allows a speed of 15 knots. With a displacement of 543 tons are her dimensions 51,5 x 8,9 x 3,8 metres.