Navy Component | |
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Founded | 15 January 1831 |
Country | ![]() |
Type | Navy |
Role | Maritime warfare |
Size | 1,300 |
Part of | ![]() |
Garrison/HQ | Zeebrugge, Bruges, Ostend |
Ship classes | |
Commanders | |
Commander | Divisional admiral Tanguy Botman |
Admiral Benelux | Vice admiral René Tas |
Insignia | |
Naval ensign | ![]() |
Naval jack | ![]() |
The Belgian Navy, officially the Naval Component (Dutch: Marinecomponent, pronounced [maːˈriːnəkɔmpoːˌnɛnt]; French: Composante marine, pronounced [kɔ̃pozɑ̃t maʁin]; German: Marinekomponente, pronounced [maˈʁiːnəkɔmpoˌnɛntə]) of the Belgian Armed Forces,[1][2][3][4] is the naval service of Belgium.