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New commander for the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern"

From a press release by the PIZ at Rostock Naval Command: On Thursday, 28 September 2023 at 10 a.m., the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Frigate Captain Olliver Pfennig (48), will hand over command of the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" from Frigate Captain Hendrik Wißler (44) to Frigate Captain Wolfgang Johannes Eckmüller (46). Frigate Captain Wißler took over the post of commanding officer on the "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" in 2020. "I look back on an extremely intensive time, which presented a number of challenges with the coronavirus pandemic and the effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Today, I'm especially proud of my crew, who, after setbacks over the past three years, have...

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Change of commander for the F125 "Alpha" crew

From a press release of the PIZ Marine at the Naval Command Rostock: On Tuesday, 26 September 2023 at 10 a.m., the change of command of the F125 crew "Alpha" will take place on the frigate "Sachsen-Anhalt". The commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Kapitän zur See Matthias Schmitt (48), will hand over command from Frigate Captain Kay Beger (47) to Frigate Captain Danilo Petzsch (45) at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven. Frigate Captain Beger took command of the crew three years ago. He was already the first officer on board from 2015 to 2018. The new "old man" will be Frigate Captain Petzsch. He has already gained experience on frigates...

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Singapore: Maritime security - tactical - theoretical - trained

In August 2023, the two-week Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT 23) took place in Singapore under the leadership of the US 7th Fleet. The naval ship's command (MSchLtg) from Hamburg took part in the multinational exercise series for the second time in a row. For the first time, however, members of the MSchLtg also gave presentations on maritime security topics during the exercise. Scope of the exercise 20 nations took part in SEACAT 23. In addition to the ASEAN states of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Germany, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea (South Korea), the Maldives, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom and the USA also took part. In addition to improving cooperation and...

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Maintenance Hub Warnowwerft?!

What's going on at the Warnowwerft Rostock naval arsenal? If you get up early, you can see what's happening. Shortly after a morning rain shower, the bow of the frigate "Hessen" pushes through the pier heads and is guided by two tugs to its berth in the new naval arsenal. Following the X-contribution of the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information and In-Service Support (BAAINBw), an immediate repair is carried out on the "Hessen". After successful completion, the flagship of the VJTF left the naval arsenal in the early afternoon to rejoin the organisation. The repair capacities at the Warnowwerft Rostock naval arsenal were previously only intended for the boats of Operational Flotilla 1. In the...

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Minister Pistorius visits the "Warnowwerft" naval arsenal in Rostock

Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius visited the Warnowwerft naval arsenal (MArs) in Rostock-Warnemünde on Thursday, 21 September 2023, to find out about the order, capacity utilisation and infrastructure. The Bundeswehr took over the site of the former MV shipyards last summer. Instead of building cruise ships, naval vessels are now to be serviced here. There is a video recording of the minister's speech on stern.de. Watch the video Against the backdrop of the frigate "Köln" (class 120, keel laid at the end of 1957, commissioned/decommissioned 15 April 1961/17 December 1982), which is probably lying in dry dock by chance and is used as a training hulk at the Damage Prevention Training Centre, the...

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