''Gordi'' ( bg, Горди, , Proud) is a
''Wielingen''-class frigate
A frigate () is a type of warship. In different eras, the roles and capabilities of ships classified as frigates have varied somewhat.
The name frigate in the 17th to early 18th centuries was given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and ...
of the
Bulgarian Navy with number 43. It was originally commissioned as ''Westdiep'' in the
Belgian Navy.
Construction and career
''Westdiep'' was launched on 8 December 1975 at the
Cockerill Yards in
Hoboken, and
christened by
Princess Astrid of Belgium, on 20 January 1978. The patronage of the ''Westdiep'' was accepted by the city of
Sint-Niklaas
Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and .
Sint-Nikl ...
. ''Westdiep'' was the second ship in the
''Wielingen'' class. She had the
pennant number
In the Royal Navy and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations, ships are identified by pennant number (an internationalisation of ''pendant number'', which it was called before 1948). Historically, naval ships flew a flag that iden ...
F911.
On 5 October 2007 ''Westdiep'', , was withdrawn from service.
She was sold to the
Bulgarian Navy together with her sister,
''Wielingen''. Another sistership,
''Wandelaar'' has already been sold to Bulgaria. ''Westdiep'' entered service with them under the name ''Gordi'', and with the pennant number 43.
References
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External links
Information & pictures of the decommissioning and handover ceremony
Wielingen-class frigates
1975 ships
Gordi
Ships built in Belgium
Frigates of the Cold War
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