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Kiel Scheerhafen loading at Stallzus 2011/01/19

Schiffswerft Laboe for repairs 2010/11/09

Kieler Förde outbound

German Wangerooge class (Type 722B/02) ocean tug

Commissioned: 1968/08/14

Displacement: 1,039 tons full load

Dimensions: 51.78 x 12.11 x 4.2 meters

Propulsion: Diesel-electric, 4 diesels, 2,400 shp,
13.6 knots

Crew: 24

Kieler Förde inbound 2010/10/25

Kiel Marinearsenal 2010/10/22

Kieler Förde passing Holtenau roads 2010/10/19

Gepard class (Type 143 A) missile boat (7. Schnellbootgeschwader)
Commissioned 1983/02/17
Builder: AEG / Lürssen Werft
Displacement: 391 tons full load
Dimensions: 57.6 x 7.76 x 2.56 meters
Propulsion: 4 x MTU 16V 956 TB91 2,940 kW each, 40 knots max.
Crew: 34
Armament: 4xMM38 Exocet SSM, 1×76 mm OTO DP, 1×21 cell
GDC RAM, Mine laying cap.

Kiel HDW yard Synchrolift, to be delivered soon to Greek Navy 2010/10/17

Kiel Tirpitzmole (Navy Port) 2010/10/16

Undergoing sea trials after gearing repairs at Blohm & Voss, Hamburg
K130 Braunschweig class is Germany’s newest class of ocean-going corvettes.
First ship of five
*2006 Blohm & Voss (TKMS)
Commissioned 16. April 2008
Displacement: 1,840 tonnes
Length: 89.12 m Beam: 13.28 m Draft: 3.40 m
2 x MTU 1163 20V Diesel (each 7400 kW) Speed: 26 knots
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Otobreda 76 mm gun, 2 MLG 27 mm autocannons, 2x 21 cell RAM launcher,
2x 2 cell launcher with RBS-15 Mk. 3 surface-to-surface missiles, mine
laying capability

German Destroyer ex Lütjens D-185 at the Lindenau Werf, Kiel. Date: 15.11.2006.
© by Frank Schluensen

German Destroyer LÜTJENS D-185, Class 103B,
leaving Kiel. Date: 29.10.2003, 08.00 AM Local Time.
Length: 134m Beam: 14,3m Draft: 6,3m
Builder: Bath Iron Works/USA, 1969 Decommissioned. © by Frank Schluensen

SWATH-Type NATO operated research Ship
The Type 751 Planet of the German Navy is the most modern naval research ship
within NATO. It was built as SWATH design in order to reduce the hull volume and
to increase the ship’s stability – particularly in high seas and at high speed.
It is used for geophysics and naval technology trials and research. While technically not armed, it is equipped with torpedo launch capability. Also other weapons systems can be installed for weapon trials.
Operated by Forschungsanstalt für Wasserschall und Geophysik in Kiel and WTD 71
GT: 3,859
L: 73.00m B: 27.20m D: 6.80m
Diesel/Electric 2x 1.275 kW plus 2x 1.700 kW = 15.00kn
Complement: 20 (+ 20 scientists)