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Federal government buys shipyard

Federal government buys shipyard

Gepostet von | 13 Jan 2023 | , , | 1

New old name from GDR times: Warnowwerft What initially sounded like an idea born of desperation has become a serious reality. There's no such thing as impossible, seemed to be the motto of this major project - and without the Ukraine war, such quick and pragmatic solutions would probably still be lost in the jungle of bureaucrats, regulation-obsessed people and testing processes. And yet it seems to fit: Decades of shortages in the Bundeswehr have left their mark on the navy, repairs and layovers are lengthy and complex, and the availability of units in the already far too small navy is poor. On the other hand, the end of the tradition-steeped...

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Russia: Third multi-purpose frigate "Gorshkov" class in the Baltic Sea

Russia: Third multi-purpose frigate "Gorshkov" class in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 13 Jan 2023 | , , , | 0

The multi-purpose frigates of the "Admiral Gorshkov" class (project 22350, 135 metres, 4,500 tonnes) were to be built in 2014 in a series of fifteen units and quickly replace various specialised, but also expensive and complex old-build frigates. This was the time of the launch and christening of the second platform with the name "Admiral Kasatonov" - the "Admiral Gorshkov" took another two years to enter service. However, it was also the year in which the keel was laid at the Severnaya Verf in St. Petersburg for construction number three, the "Admiral Golovko", which is now undergoing functional trials in the Baltic Sea after being fitted out until November. Originally, the...

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Russian "Yasen" class attack submarines with hypersonic weapons from 2026

Russian "Yasen" class attack submarines with hypersonic weapons from 2026

Gepostet von | 12 Jan 2023 | , , , | 1

The "Yasen" class (Project 885/885M, 133 metres, 12,000 tonnes submerged) is the benchmark for Russia's nuclear-powered attack submarines. The type boat K-560 "Severodvinsk" has been on its keel for 30 years, but the subsequently modified M-boats only followed a good 15 years later. Construction numbers 2 and 3, K-561 "Kazan" and K-573 "Novosibirsk", are already in service with the Northern Fleet - the following three boats, K-571 "Krasnoyarsk", K-564 "Arkhangelsk" and "Perm", are to be assigned to the Pacific Fleet, with K-571 currently undergoing its functional trials with the Northern Fleet. The boats have four launch modules on both sides, each of which can be equipped with four 3M55/3M54...

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Expensive LNG: Command back on two ferries

Expensive LNG: Command back on two ferries

Gepostet von | 12 Jan 2023 | , , , | 0

High LNG costs are forcing Norwegian Fjord Lines, based in Egersund, to convert two LNG-powered ferries to run on traditional marine gas oil (MGO). "The energy crisis caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to exceptional volatility and significant price increases for LNG - and the price increases have been far higher than for traditional and less sustainable marine energy sources. ... This has led to a dramatic increase in energy costs for Fjord Line's two LNG-fuelled vessels, which is well above a financially sustainable level," the company explained. First LNG ferries Since last autumn...

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U35 returns from EU deployment after 4 months

U35 returns from EU deployment after 4 months

Gepostet von | 11 Jan 2023 | , , | 0

The submarine U35 is expected back at its home base in Eckernförde on Friday, 13 January 2023 at 10 a.m. The 30 men and one woman of the DELTA crew, led by frigate captain Nils Kirschall (44), spent almost four months in the Mediterranean. As part of the EU mission EUNAVFOR MED IRINI (European Union Naval Force Mediterranean IRINI), the submarine was involved in enforcing the United Nations arms embargo against Libya. A number of harbours in the Mediterranean were visited during this period. One of the highlights of the voyage was the visit of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on board the Eckernförde submarine in Valetta/Malta last October. Christmas...

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