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MINE WARFARE SHIPS

WOLGAST coastal minesweepers (1971-1973)

Wolgast 1975

Name No Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
Wolgast V-32/V811 245 Peenewerft, Wolgast     1.6.1971 stricken 10.1990, to Indonesia (Pulau Rote)
Kamenz S-24 246 Peenewerft, Wolgast     24.7.1971 stricken 12.1981, to Latvia (Viesturs)
Stralsund S-25 247 Peenewerft, Wolgast     14.8.1971 stricken 10.1990
Wittstock S-26/315 248 Peenewerft, Wolgast     11.9.1971 stricken 4.1990
Kyritz 321 249 Peenewerft, Wolgast     2.10.1971 stricken 3.1990
Neuruppin 322/342 250 Peenewerft, Wolgast     30.10.1971 stricken 4.1990
Strassburg 323/346 251 Peenewerft, Wolgast     12.11.1971 stricken 10.1990
Röbel 324 257 Peenewerft, Wolgast     1.12.1971 stricken 10.1990, to Latvia (Imanta)
Pritzwalk 325 258 Peenewerft, Wolgast     22.12.1971 stricken 10.1990, to Indonesia (Pulau Romang)
Rathenow 326 259 Peenewerft, Wolgast     24.3.1972 stricken 2.1990
Dessau 331 260 Peenewerft, Wolgast     3.5.1972 stricken 10.1990
Bitterfeld 332 261 Peenewerft, Wolgast     26.6.1972 reunification 10.1990, to Indonesia 1994 (Pulau Rimau)
Tangerhütte 333/313 262 Peenewerft, Wolgast     30.6.1972 reunification 10.1990, stricken 1991
Genthin 334/V382/V812 263 Peenewerft, Wolgast     7.8.1972 stricken 10.1988
Zerbst 335/316 264 Peenewerft, Wolgast     7.8.1972 stricken 10.1990, to Indonesia (Pulau Rondo)
Roßlau V383/V813 265 Peenewerft, Wolgast     12.9.1972 stricken 10.1990
Oranienburg 341 266 Peenewerft, Wolgast     30.9.1972 stricken 10.1990, to Indonesia (Pulau Rusa)
Jüterbog 342 267 Peenewerft, Wolgast     1.11.1972 stricken 10.1990, to Indonesia (Pulau Rangsang)
Bernau 343 268 Peenewerft, Wolgast     1.12.1973 reunification 10.1990, to Uruguay (Fortuna)
Eilenburg 344 269 Peenewerft, Wolgast     22.12.1972 reunification 10.1990, to Uruguay 1991 (Valiente)
Riesa 345/322 270 Peenewerft, Wolgast     3.2.1973 stricken 10.1990, to Uruguay (Temerario)
Wilhelm-Pieck-Stadt Guben 346/323 271 Peenewerft, Wolgast     5.3.1973 stricken 1.1990
Sömmerda 311 272 Peenewerft, Wolgast     7.4.1973 reunification 10.1990, to Indonesia 1994 (Pulau Raibu)
Eisleben 312 273 Peenewerft, Wolgast     24.5.1973 reunification 10.1990, to Uruguay 1991 (Audaz)
Gransee 313/333 274 Peenewerft, Wolgast     30.6.1973 stricken 10.1990
Zeitz 314 275 Peenewerft, Wolgast     11.7.1973 stricken 12.1981
Hettstadt 315 276 Peenewerft, Wolgast     9.8.1973 stricken 12.1981, to Indonesia (Pulau Raas)
Altenburg 315/335 277 Peenewerft, Wolgast     11.9.1973 stricken 4.1990
Schönebeck 372/334 278 Peenewerft, Wolgast     29.9.1973 stricken 3.1990
Grimma 336 279 Peenewerft, Wolgast     10.11.1973 stricken 10.1990, to Indonesia (Pulau Rempang)

 

Displacement standard, t

437

Displacement full, t

471

Length, m

56.8

Breadth, m

7.72

Draught, m

2.48

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 40DM diesels

Power, h. p.

5000

Max speed, kts

18.4

Fuel, t

diesel oil

Endurance, nm(kts) 2000(15)

Armament

3 x 2 - 25/80 2M-3M, SDGR/L, MSG-1S/SP, MSG-2/SP USV, HFG-13, HFG-24 magnetic and AT-2 acoustic minesweeping gear, mine clearance charges

Electronic equipment

TSR-333 radar, M-69 sonar

Complement

30

Project history: Project 89.2, lengthened 89.1 to accommodate additional armament and modern minesweeping gear.

Modernizations: late 1980s, all: + 1 x 4 Fasta-4M SAM (16 9M36M), FRG-1 magnetic minesweeping gear

Naval service: No significant events.

Rathenow 1976

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

© Ivan Gogin, 2019