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Watch out shipspotters! Shell construction on the Weser

Watch out shipspotters! Shell construction on the Weser

Gepostet von | 12 Aug 2023 | , , , , | 0

The multi-purpose ship shell on its way from Klaipėda to the ABEKING & RASMUSSEN shipyard On Thursday morning (9 August 2023), the hull of the first, almost 105-metre-long new multi-purpose ship for the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration (WSV) set sail from Klaipėda (Lithuania) as a tug and tow. The Kasko cannot yet sail under its own power - ABEKING & RASMUSSEN Schiffs- und Yachtwerft SE (A&R) in Lemwerder on the Weser in Lower Saxony is building the shell until it is ready for commissioning. Over the next few days, the newbuilding with shipyard construction number 6510 will be towed to Lemwerder via the Baltic Sea, the Kiel Canal, the Elbe and the Weser. In the Europe-wide competition...

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Tender "Rhein" returns from the Aegean Sea

Tender "Rhein" returns from the Aegean Sea

Gepostet von | 10 Aug 2023 | , , , , | 0

On Sunday, 13 August 2023 at 10 a.m., the tender "Rhein" will return to its home port of Kiel from the NATO Aegean Support Mission. For almost exactly six months, Corvette Captain Sebastian Lenz (33) and his crew provided the tender "Rhein" as the German contribution and command platform for the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). The NATO operation in the Mediterranean took the Kiel-based supply vessel and its 72-strong crew to various harbours in Greece, Turkey and Italy. The crew also included a Turkish and Greek liaison officer. During the entire time, the boat, which was part of the support squadron, had the opportunity to cooperate with the Greek and Turkish coastguards and the Italian and...

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From the Hanse Sail to two Mediterranean missions - Corvette "Oldenburg" leaves Rostock's home port

From the Hanse Sail to two Mediterranean missions - Corvette "Oldenburg" leaves Rostock's home port

Gepostet von | 10 Aug 2023 | , , | 0

On Sunday, 13 August 2023 at 1 pm, the corvette "Oldenburg" will leave its home port of Warnemünde as part of the Hanse Sail to take part in both the mandated foreign deployment UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) off the Lebanese coast and the NATO Aegean Support Mission. Under the command of Corvette Captain Markus Schwefer (38), the crew will initially embark on a transit to Limassol (Cyprus). From here, the K130 class corvette is expected to support the Lebanese Navy with maritime surveillance and training as part of the UNIFIL mission off the Lebanese coast until the end of October. Afterwards, the corvette will support the task force provider "Frankfurt" in the Aegean Sea.

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Keel laid for the first naval fuel supply vessel

Keel laid for the first naval fuel supply vessel

Gepostet von | 10 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

On 8 August 2023, the keel laying ceremony for the first of two new naval supply vessels (MBV) took place at the Neptun Werft shipyard in Rostock, which is part of the Meyer Group. Both ships are being built under the leadership of the NVL Group in co-operation with the Meyer Group. With the participation of the Parliamentary State Secretary in the BMVg, Siemtje Möller, the shipbuilders hammered the keel laying plate between the keel block beam and the section. The German Navy urgently needs to replace its two fuel transporters "Rhön" and "Spessart" (single-hull tankers) in order to maintain the ability to supply naval units with fuel for their worldwide missions and to close a capability gap. For over 46 years...

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Hanse Sail - Festival on the Warnow

Hanse Sail - Festival on the Warnow

Gepostet von | 8 Aug 2023 | , , , | 0

German Navy with a full programme here too. From 11-13 August 2023, the gates at the Warnemünde naval base will open again for the Hanse Sail. The German Navy will be attracting visitors with a special highlight: the training sailing ship "Gorch Fock" will be there. But it will also be interesting internationally: on the one hand, the Indonesian Navy will be visiting Warnemünde with its sail training ship "Bima Suci". On the other hand, NATO's Standing Mine Defence Force 1 and the Danish home defence cutters "Lyra" and "Aldebaran" will also be guests. In addition, the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhein" and the hollow-barrelled guided missile boat "Pegnitz" will be on public display. Visitors can look forward to the...

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