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seen at the Marinearsenal Kiel 05-08-07
Walchensee Class Coastal Oiler commissioned 02-03-1967
Length: 74.2m Beam: 11.2m Draft: 4.1m
Displacement 2191t
Propulsion: 1 shaft, 2 MWM diesel engines,total 1010kW Speed: 12.5kts
Capacity: 1100t of fuel, 60t fresh water
Complement: 21 (civilians)

Kiel Navy Port end 80s
Class 701 C
Auxiliary Ship 1.Ubootgeschwader, Eckernförde
*1966
L: 114.30m B: 13.20m D: 4.00m
Displacement: 3,710ts
2 Maybach Diesel 5,600 BHP 17.00kn
Decommissioned 2004

VIRGINIA class of nuclear powered guided missile cruisers
Commissioned: August 5, 1978
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Propulsion system: two D2G General Electric nuclear reactors Speed: 30+ knots
Length: 178 meters Beam: 19.2 meters Draft: 9.6 meters
Displacement: approx. 11,300 tons full load

Armament: two Mk-26 missile launcher for Standard missiles (MR) and ASROC, two Mk-141 Harpoon missile launchers, two armored box launchers for Tomahawk ASM/LAM, Mk-46 torpedoes from two triple mounts, two 5-inch/54 caliber Mk-45 lightweight guns, two 20mm Phalanx CIWS, four machine guns
Crew: 39 Officers, 539 Enlisted

Decommissioned: July 28, 1997
The ship is currently berthed at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF), Bremerton, WA, awaiting final disposal by recycling

During Kiel Week in the 80s
German destroyer (Class 103B – Lütjens)
*1970 Bath Iron Works
L: 134,78m B: 14,38m D: 6,37m
70.000 HP steam turbines 33kn
Displacement 4.162to
Scrapped in 2002 in Aliaga, Turkey

Kiel Marinearsenal 2010/09/02
German navy Class 754/02 ocean going tug
*1968 Schichau, Bremerhaven (Comm. 1968/08/14)
L 51.78m B 12.11 m D 4.18m
Displ. 1,039 t
Dieselelectric 4 x MWM TRHS 518 V 16-31 AE each 441 kW
Generators: 4 x 405 kW
24 Crew plus 33 trainees

Kiel Navy port 2010/09/02
Bremen class (Type 122) frigate
German version of the Dutch Kortanear class
Builder: Bremer Vulcan
Launch date: 17 Sept 1987 Commission date: 03 Oct. 1989
Displacement: 3,800 tons full load
Dimensions: 130 x 14.4 x 4.26 meters
Propulsion: 2 shafts: 2 cruise diesels, 10,400 bhp, 18 knots; 2 LM2500 boost turbines, 50,000shp, 30 knots Crew: 200
Aviation: aft helicopter deck and hangar; 2 Lynx helicopters
Armament:
8 Harpoon SSM, 1 8 cell Sea Sparrow SAM (24 missiles total, manual
reload), 1 76mm OTO DP, 4 12.75 inch TT, 2 21 cell RAM, 2 20mm

Kiel Tirpitzhafen 2010/09/02
Type 123 Brandenburg Class frigate
*Aug, 28 1992 Blohm + Voss, Hamburg / Comm.: 1994/10/14
Displacement. tons: 4,900 full load
Dimensions, feet (metres): 455,7 oa; 416.3 wl x 54.8 x 22.3
(138.9; 126.9 x 16.7 x 6.8)
Main
machinery: CODOG; 2 GE 7LM2500SA-ML gas turbines; 51,000 hp (38M””1
sustained; 2 MTU 20V 956 TB92 diesels; 11,070 hp(m) (8, 14 MW)
sustained; 2 shafts; Escher Weiss; cp props Speed, knots: 29; 18 on diesels. Range, miles: 4,000 at 18 kt Complement: 199 (27 officers) plus 19 aircrew

Kiel Tirpitzhafen 2010/08/30
German Type 123 Frigate (Brandenburg Class)

German Submarine U 34 at HDW Kiel Synchrolift 12-02-07
The German Type 212A is an advanced design of non-nuclear U-Boat developed by
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the German Navy. It features diesel propulsion with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system using Siemens polymer electrolyte module (PEM) hydrogen fuel cells.
Displacement: 1450 tonnes surfaced, 1830 tonnes submerged
Length: 56 m (183.7 feet) Beam: 7 m (22.96 feet) Draft: 6 m (19.68 feet)

Marinearsenal Kiel (Open Ship on 08-09-07)

The German Type 212 is an advanced design of non-nuclear U-Boat developed by
Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the German Navy. It features diesel propulsion with an air-independent propulsion (AIP) system using Siemens polymer electrolyte module (PEM) hydrogen fuel cells.
Displacement: 1450 tonnes surfaced, 1830 tonnes submerged
Length: 56 m (183.7 feet) Beam: 7 m (22.96 feet) Draft: 6 m (19.68 feet)
Propulsion: 1 MTU 16V 396 diesel-engine, 9 HDW/Siemens PEM fuel cells, 30-40 kW each, 1 Siemens Permasyn electric motor 1700 kW, driving a single seven-bladed skewback propeller
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h) submerged, 12 knots surfaced
Depth: over 700 m (2,296 feet)