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VOLKSMARINE (GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC)

MINE WARFARE SHIPS

GREIFSWALD coastal minesweepers (1969-1970)

Greifswald 1975

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Greifswald 301/316 224 Peenewerft, Wolgast     28.11.1970 stricken 4.1990, to Guinea-Bissau (Mawia)
Bergen 302 225 Peenewerft, Wolgast     29.5.1969 fishery protection vessel Warnemünde 5.1981, to Tunisia (راس إفريقيا [Ras Ifrikia])
Anklam 303 226 Peenewerft, Wolgast     30.5.1969 stricken 12.1976
Ückermünde, 1990- GS01 304, 1970s- G-11/G-441 227 Peenewerft, Wolgast     1.7.1969 Board Guard 1970s, stricken 10.1990, to Malta (P30)
Demmin, 1990- GS02 351/331, 1970s- G-12/G-442 228 Peenewerft, Wolgast     16.8.1969 Board Guard 1970s, stricken 10.1990, to Tunisia (راس البلاد [Ras el Blad])
Malchin, 1990- GS03 352/332, 1970s- G-13/G-441 229 Peenewerft, Wolgast     18.10.1969 Board Guard 1970s, stricken 10.1990, to Tunisia (راس أجدير [Ras Ajdir])
Altentreptow, 1990- GS04 353/333, 1970s- G-14/414 230 Peenewerft, Wolgast     5.9.1969 Board Guard 1970s, stricken 10.1990, to Tunisia (راس إدراك [Ras Edrak])
Pasewalk, 1990- GS05 354/314, 1970s- G-45/G-426 231 Peenewerft, Wolgast     18.10.1969 Board Guard 1970s, stricken 10.1990, to Malta (P31)
Templin, 1990- GS06 335, 1970s- G-16/G-442 232 Peenewerft, Wolgast     20.12.1969 Board Guard 1970s, stricken 10.1990, to Tunisia (راس منورة [Ras Manoura])
Neustrelitz 336/316, 1970s- G-41/G-412 233 Peenewerft, Wolgast     20.12.1969 Board Guard 1970s, deleted 2.1990
Vitte G-21/G-421 234 Peenewerft, Wolgast     18.2.1970 Board Guard, deleted 2.1990
Zingst G-22/G-444 235 Peenewerft, Wolgast     8.5.1970 Board Guard, stricken 3.1989
Prerow G-23/G-413 236 Peenewerft, Wolgast     15.5.1970 Board Guard, stricken 3.1989
Graal-Müritz G-24/G-424 237 Peenewerft, Wolgast     25.5.1970 Board Guard, stricken 10.1989
Kühlungsborn, 1990- GS07 G-25/G-445, 1992- BG32 238 Peenewerft, Wolgast     3.6.1970 Board Guard, reunification 10.1990, stricken 1996, to Cape Verde (Vigilante)
Ahrenshoop, 1990- GS08 G-26/G-415, 1992- BG33 239 Peenewerft, Wolgast     8.8.1970 Board Guard, reunification 10.1990, to Tunisia 8.1997 (راس انغيلا [Ras Enghela])
Kirchdorf G-42/G-425 240 Peenewerft, Wolgast     19.9.1970 Board Guard, deleted 8.1990
Boltenhagen, 1990- GS09 G-43/G-443, 1992- BG31 241 Peenewerft, Wolgast     19.9.1970 Board Guard, reunification 10.1990, to Malta 7.1997 (P29)
Klütz G-46/G-416 242 Peenewerft, Wolgast     3.10.1970 Board Guard, deleted 2.1990
Rerik G-45/G-426 243 Peenewerft, Wolgast     12.11.1970 Board Guard, deleted 2.1990
Bansin G-46/G-446 244 Peenewerft, Wolgast     24.12.1970 Board Guard, deleted 2.1990

 

Displacement standard, t

339

Displacement full, t

377

Length, m

52.0

Breadth, m

7.10

Draught, m

2.40

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 40DM diesels

Power, h. p.

5000

Max speed, kts

20

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts)

2000(15)

Armament

2 x 2 - 25/80 2M-3M, SDGR/L USV, GKT-1 mechanical, HFG-13, HFG-24 magnetic, AT-2 acoustic minesweeping gear, 30 mines

Electronic equipment

TSR-333 radar, KLA-58M sonar

Complement

24

Project history: Replacements tor 'Habicht' and 'Krake' classes. These smaller, more numerous boats reflected changes in Volksmarine mine warfare operational concepts. First boat, after prolonged trials, entered service as experimental ship V-31. First production boat laid down October 1967 and twenty-one were built by Peenewerft, Wolgast.

Modernizations: late 1980s, all: + 1 x 4 Strela-3M SAM (4 Strela-3M)

Naval service: In the mid-1970s all were transferred to the Frontier Guard (retaining their sweeping gear), and renumbered in 'G' series, apart from Anklam, Bergen and Greifsioald which became training ships. Upon deletion Bergen became the fishery' protection vessel Warnemünde (with enlarged superstructure) and was retained in this role after reunification by the German Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Zingst 1978

Many thanks to Wolfgang Stöhr for additional information on this page.

© Ivan Gogin, 2016