''Crocus'' (M917) is a

minehunter A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a ...

of the Belgian Naval Component, launched on 3 September 1986 at the Mercantile-Belyard shipyard in Rupelmonde and completed on 5 February 1987. The patronage of ''Crocus'' was accepted by the city of

Genk Genk () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the town of Genk itself. It is one of the most important industrial towns in Flanders, located on the Albert Canal, ...

. It was the third of the Belgian Tripartite-class minehunters.

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Tripartite-class minehunters of the Belgian Navy Ships built in Belgium Ships built in France Ships built in the Netherlands 1986 ships Minehunters of Belgium {{mil-ship-stub