Frankenthal-class minehunter
 M1064 Grömitz, already equipped with the MLG 27 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Preceded by: | Hameln-class minesweeper |
| Subclasses: | A class |
| In commission: | 1992-1998 |
| Planned: | 12 |
| Completed: | 12 |
| Active: | 9 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Minehunter |
| Displacement: | 650 t |
| Length: | 54.4 m (178 ft) |
| Beam: | 9.2 m (30 ft) |
| Draft: | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement: | 41 |
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The Type 332 Frankenthal-class mine hunter is a class of German mine hunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln-class minesweeper, but the equipment differs.
Slightly modified Frankenthal-class minehunters are also operated by the Turkish Navy, where they are referred to as the A class.
List of German ships
All active ships are currently stationed in Kiel at the Baltic Sea. M1058, M1059, M1062, M1065 and M1069 are part of the 3. Minensuchgeschwader (3. mine sweeper squadron). The others belong to 5. Minensuchgeschwader. M1060 Weiden was sold to United Arab Emirates in 2006. As the German Navy closed the naval base at Olpenitz, all ships were relocated to Kiel and their squadrons incorporated into the Einsatzflottille 1 (Flotilla 1).[1]
On 21 February 2007, Grömitz ran onto a reef in the Floro fjord while on tour in western Norway and remained stranded in a spectacular way until being salvaged.[2]
| Pennant Number |
Name | Call sign |
Shipyard | Commissioned | Decommissioned |
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| M1066 | Frankenthal | DREY | Lürssen | 16 December 1992 | Sold to UAE (now M02 Al Murjan) |
| M1060 | Weiden | DRES | Abeking & Rasmussen | 3 March 1993 | Sold to UAE (now M01 Al Hasbah) |
| M1061 | Rottweil | DRET | Krögerwerft | 7 July 1993 | Refitted to be used with the SEK-M |
| M1063 | Bad Bevensen | DREV | Lürssen | 9 December 1993 | |
| M1067 | Bad Rappenau | DREZ | Abeking & Rasmussen | 19 April 1994 | |
| M1064 | Grömitz | DREW | Krögerwerft | 23 August 1994 | |
| M1068 | Datteln | DRFA | Lürssen | 8 December 1994 | |
| M1065 | Dillingen | DREX | Abeking & Rasmussen | 25 April 1995 | |
| M1069 | Homburg | DRFB | Krögerwerft | 26 September 1995 | |
| M1062 | Sulzbach-Rosenberg | DREU | Lürssen | 23 January 1996 | |
| M1058 | Fulda | DRFC | 5 June 1998 | ||
| M1059 | Weilheim | DRFD | 26 November 1998 | ||
Gallery
M1064 Grömitz
M1063 Bad Bevensen at the Kiel Week 2007
A Pinguin B3 mine-hunting ROV
References
- ↑ "Minenjagdboot FRANKENTHAL-Klasse". Deutsche Marine. Retrieved 4 August 2008.
- ↑ Image
External links
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