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BUNDESMARINE (WEST GERMANY)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

FRANKENTAHL minehunters (1992 - 1998)

Fulda 2010

Name No Builder Laid down Launched Comp Fate
Fulda M1058 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder 12.1995 29.9.1997 16.6.1998 in service (2019)
Weilheim M1059 Lürssen, Vegesack 12.1995 26.2.1998 3.12.1998 in service (2019)
Weiden M1060 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder 1.3.1990 14.5.1992 3.3.1993 to UAE 6.2006 (الحاسبه [Al Hasbah])
Rottweil M1061 Krögerwerft, Rendsburg 17.4.1990 12.3.1992 7.7.1993 in service (2019)
Sulzbach-Rosenberg M1062 Lürssen, Vegesack 1.9.1992 27.4.1995 23.1.1996 in service (2019)
Bad Bevensen M1063 Lürssen, Vegesack 19.11.1990 21.1.1993 9.12.1993 in service (2019)
Grömitz M1064 Krögerwerft, Rendsburg 2.4.1991 29.4.1993 23.8.1994 in service (2019)
Dillingen M1065 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder 15.1.1992 26.5.1994 25.4.1995 in service (2019)
Frankentahl M1066 Lürssen, Vegesack 5.12.1989 6.3.1992 16.12.1992 to UAE 6.2006 (المرجان [Al Murjan)]
Bad Rappenau M1067 Abeking & Rasmussen, Lemwerder 20.2.1991 3.6.1993 19.4.1994 in service (2019)
Datteln M1068 Lürssen, Vegesack 11.11.1991 27.1.1994 8.12.1994 in service (2019)
Homburg M1069 Krögerwerft, Rendsburg 17.2.1992 21.4.1994 26.9.1995 in service (2019)

 

Displacement standard, t

590

Displacement full, t

690

Length, m

51.0 pp 54.4 oa

Breadth, m

9.21

Draught, m

2.60 hull 3.30 propellers

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MTU 16V396 TB84 diesels

Power, h. p.

5550

Max speed, kts

18

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)  

Armament

2 x 4 Stinger-Fliegerfaust SAM (8 FIM-92), 1 x 1 - 40/70 Bofors 350, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 60 mines, 2x Pinguin B3 USV

Electronic equipment

SPS-64(v) radar, DSQS-11A sonar, DR-2000 ECM suite, 2x Hot Dog/Silver Dog decoy RL, SATAM CCS

Complement

43

Project history: The Type 332 fast minesweepers, improved Type 343 with Pinguin drones instead of sweeps.

Modernizations: 2006-2011, all: - 1 x 1 - 40/70, DSQS-11A sonar; + 1 x 1 - 27/64 MLG-27, MSP 500 e/o system, DSQS-11M sonar

2008, Rottweil; 2013, Bad Rappenau: as Type 332B: - 2x Pinguin B3USVs; + 3 boots for divers, 15 divers

late 2010s, all survived: - SPS-64(v) radar; + Sperry E340 radar

planned: Fulda, Weilheim, Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Bad Bevensen, Grömitz, Dillingen, Datteln, Homburg: - 2x Pinguin B3 USVs; + 30x Seefuchs USVs (6 reusable Seefuchs I and 24 disposable Seefuchs C)

Naval service: No significant events.

Weilheim 2008

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