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German Tender Main in the Kiel-Canal, 03.10.2010

Kiel Canal passing Suchsdorf / Levensau Canal bridges eastbound 2010/10/03
German Tender ELBE-Class (Type 404)
Comm: 1994/06/23
Built by Krögerwerft, Rendsburg (Lürssen)
L: 100.5m B: 15.4m D: 4.1m
Displ. 3.586 t
Deutz MWM 2.452 kW (3.335 PS) Diesel 15 kn
Crew: 45 + max 60
Military lift: 450 tm. diesel, 150 tm. water, 11 tm. lubricants, 130 tm. ammunition.

Kiel-Canal, 29.05.2010
Ordered: 1995
Builder: Kockums
Launched: 27 June 2003
Commissioned: N/A
In service: 2009 –
Status: Operational
General characteristics
Class and type: Visby-class corvette
Displacement: 650t
Length: 72.6m
Beam: 10.4m
Draft: 2.5m
Propulsion: CODAG
2 × KaMeWa Waterjets
4 × Honeywell TF 50 A gas turbines, total rating 16 MW
2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16V 2000 N90 diesel engines, total rating 2.6 MW
Speed: 40+ knots
Complement: 27 officers
16 conscripts
Sensors and
processing systems: Ericsson Sea Giraffe ABM 3D surveillance radar
Ceros 200 Fire control radar system
Condor CS-3701 Tactical Radar Surveillance System
Hull-mounted sonar
Towed array sonar system
Variable depth sonar
Electronic warfare
and decoys: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition MASS (Multi-Ammunition Softkill) decoy system
Armament: 1 × 57 Mk3
8 × RBS15 Mk2 AShM
Mines and depth charges
Armour: Kockums GHOST Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP)Hull
Aviation facilities: Helicopter pad
Notes: The helicopter pad is not yet ready to receive helicopters.

Kiel-Canal, 29.05.2010
Ordered: 1995
Builder: Kockums
Launched: 16 December 2004
Commissioned: N/A
Status: Fitting equipment
General characteristics
Class and type: Visby-class corvette
Displacement: 650t
Length: 72.6m Beam: 10.4m Draft: 2.5m
Propulsion: CODAG
2 × KaMeWa Waterjets
4 × Honeywell TF 50 A gas turbines, total rating 16 MW
2 × MTU Friedrichshafen 16V 2000 N90 diesel engines, total rating 2.6 MW
Speed: 40+ knots

Complement: 27 officers
16 conscripts Sensors and processing systems: Ericsson Sea Giraffe ABM 3D surveillance radar, Ceros 200 Fire control radar system, Condor CS-3701 Tactical Radar Surveillance System, Hull-mounted sonar, Towed array sonar system, Variable depth sonar, Electronic warfare and decoys: Rheinmetall Waffe Munition MASS (Multi-Ammunition Softkill) decoy system
Armament: 1 × 57 Mk3
8 × RBS15 Mk2 AShM
Mines and depth charges
Aviation facilities: Helicopter pad

US-Frigate OH Perry Class
Kiel, 18.06.2010
L: 139m
B: 13,7m
D. 7,5m
3,900ts
29,490kW, 2 General Electric GTu
Builder: Bath Iron Works, 1984/85

Newest German U-Boat U-34, Kieler Förde, 18.06.2010

L:56m
B: 7m
D: 6m
1830/1450ts
3120kW fuel cell/diesel-electric

US-Flag landing ship
Kiel, 18.06.2010
L: 194m
B: 25,3m
D: 8,8m
16790ts
Builder Newport News Shb., 1969/71
Fleet Flagship 6th Fleet

Kiel, 18.06.2010

L: 139m
B: 13,7m
D. 7,5m
3900ts
29490kW, 2 General Electric GTu
Builder: Bath Iron Works, 1980/82

German Frigate BRANDENBURG F 215
at Kiel Navy-Port, 05.09.2010

Hamburg, Landungsbrücken 2010/09/09

Schoolship of Brazilian Navy
Training frigate similar in design to the Niteroi class
Displacement 3.168to.
L: 131,3m B: 13,5m D: 4,2m
2 diesels, 2 shafts, 7,000 hp, 18 knots
Crew: 224 + 201 Cadets
2 x Bofors 40mm
aft platform for 2 helos