German Navy

• Destroyers "Luetjens-class"
• Frigates
  • "Brandenburg-class" (class F 123)
  • "Bremen-class" (class F 122)
  • class F 124 (not build yet)

• Fast Patroalboat"Albatros-class"
• Fast Patroalboat"Tiger-class"
• Fast Patroalboat"Gepard-class"

• Minesweeper "Hameln-class"
• Minesweeper "Troika-system"
• Minesweeper (inland waters) "Frauenlob-class"
• Minehunter "Frankenthal-class"
• Minehunter "Lindau-class"

• Submarines "class 206"
• Submarines "class 205"
• Submarines "class 212" still in planning stage

• Versorger "Lueneburg-class"
• Tender "Elbe-class"

• Navy-Figther Bombers "Tornado"
• Sea Reconnaissance and Anti-Sub planes "Breguet Atlantic"
• Pollution (Oil) Control plane "Do 228"
• Helicopters
  • Helicopters for the Frigates "Sea Lynx"
  • Searescue "Sea King"

Destroyers (3) "Luetjens-class": [images: 44 k]
replaced by the new F124 frigate class (about year 2000)

• homeport: Kiel
• tonnage: 4,720 t
• power: 51,500 kw (70,000 HP)
• speed: more than 30 knots
• crew: 327
• ESM/ECM: Fl 1800 SII
• weapons
  • 2 x 20 mm
  • 2 x guns 127 mm
  • Harpoon-missile (SSM)
  • SM-1 (SAM)
  • RAM (SAM)
  • 6 x anti-sub torpedo tubes
  • anti-sub missiles Asroc

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Frigates (4) "Brandenburg-class": [images: 22 k, 787 k or zipped, 48k]
plan(!) is: all ships ready until end of 1996

• homeport: Wilhelmshaven
• tonnage: 4,500 t
• power: 38,000 kw (51,600 HP)
• speed: 29 knots
• crew: 237 (18 for the helicopters)
• weapons
  • 1 x gun 76 mm
  • 4 x Exocet MM 38 missiles (SSM)
  • 16 Sea Sparrow (SAM) (VLS)
  • 2 x 21 RAM (SAM)
  • 4 x anti-sub torpedo tubes
  • 2 Sea Lynx helicopters

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Frigates (8) "Bremen-class": [imagesture: 55 k 16 k]

• homeport: Wilhelmshaven
• tonnage: 3,800 t
• power: 38,000 kw (51,600 HP)
• speed: more than 30 knots
• crew: 204 (18 for the helicopters)
• radars: DA-08 (EW), WM-25 (TT/NAV), SRM20A (NAV)
• ESM/ECM: Fl 1800 SI soon to be replaced by the much better Fl 1800 SII
• weapons
  • 1 x gun 76 mm
  • 8 x Harpoon missiles (SSM)
  • 8 x Sea Sparrow (+ 8 for reloading)
  • 2 x 21 RAM (SAM)
  • 4 x anti-sub torpedo tubes
  • 2 Sea Lynx helicopters

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Fast Patrolboat (10) "Albatros-class": see details at the end of this page

Fast Patrolboat (16)"Tiger-class": [images: 32 k ]
oldest Patroalboats, build in the 70's in France

• homeport:

  8 ships + 1 supply ship Elbe class (3rd Squadron) in Flensburg

  8 ships + 1 supply ship Elbe class (5th Squadron) in Olpenitz

• tonnage: 265 t
• lenght: 50 m
• power: 8,800 kw (12,000 HP)
• speed: more than 35 knots
• crew: 30
• weapons
  • 1 x gun 76 mm
  • 1 x gun 40 mm
  • 4 x Exocet MM 38 missiles (SSM)
  • Minelaying capability

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Fast Patrolboat (10)"Gepard-class": [images: 27 k, 28 k]
newest Patroalboats (build in the 80's), wooden hull (anti magnetic :)

• homeport: 7th Squadron in Warnemünde
• tonnage: 390 t
• lenght: 57.5 m
• power: 11,700 kw (16,000 HP)
• speed: 40 knots
• crew: 35
• weapons
  • 1 x gun 76 mm
  • 4 x Exocet MM 38 missiles (SSM)
  • 21 RAM (SAM)
  • Minelaying capability

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Fast Minesweeper "Hameln-class": [images: 61 k]

• tonnage: 620 t
• power: 3,380 kw (4,597 HP)
• speed: more than 17 knots
• crew: 37
• weapons
  • 2 x guns 40 mm
  • Minelaying and Minesweeping capability

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Minesweeping system "Troika": [images: 51 k]
1 main ship and 3 smaller boats ("Hohlstabfernraeumgeraete")

• main ship:
  • tonnage: 475 t
  • power: 2,940 kw (4,000 HP)
  • speed: more than 15 knots
  • crew: 43
  • weapons
    • 1 x gun 40 mm
    • Minesweeping capability
• smaller boats:
  • tonnage: 98 t
  • length: 25 m
  • wide: 4.5 m
  • crew: 3, none during minesweeping (operate by remote control)

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Minesweeper (inland waters) "Frauenlob-class": [images: 34 k]

• tonnage: 252 t
• power: 1,470 kw (2,000 HP)
• speed: more than 12 knots
• crew: 25
• weapons
  • 1 x gun 40 mm
  • Minesweeping and Minelaying capability
  • Depth charges

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Minehunter "Frankenthal-class": [images: 48 k]

• homeport: Olpenitz (1st MSG)
• tonnage: 590 t
• power: 3,380 kw (4,597 HP)
• speed: more than 18 knots
• crew: 41
• weapons
  • 1 x gun 40 mm
  • Minehunting and Minesweeping capability

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Minehunter "Lindau-class": [images: 52 k]

• tonnage: 465 t
• power: 2,940 kw (4,000 HP)
• speed: more than 15 knots
• crew: 43
• weapons
  • 1 x gun 40 mm
  • Minehunting and Minesweeping capability

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Submarines (18)"class 206": [images: 52 k]
small boats for shallow waters

• homeport:

  6 boats (part of 1st Squadron) in Kiel,

  12 class 206A boats (3rd Squadron) in Eckernförde (more modern boats)

• tonnage: 500 t
• power: diesel/electric
• speed: more than 15 knots
• crew: 22
• weapons
  • 8 torpedo tubes
  • Minelaying capability

Submarines (2)"class 205":

• homeport: 2 boats (part of 1st Squadron) in Kiel
• tonnage: 450 t
• power: diesel/electric
• speed: more than 15 knots
• crew: 22
• weapons
  • 8 torpedo tubes

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Submarines"class 212":
in planning, looks like they'll be great subs
more informations at a special page

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Supply ships (Versorger) "Lueneburg-class": [images: 22 k]

• tonnage: 3,710 t
• power: 4,100 kw (5,600 HP)
• speed: about 15 knots
• crew: 72
• weapons
  • 2 x guns 40 mm twin

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Supply ships (Tender) "Elbe-class": [images: 40 k]

• tonnage: 3,450 t
• power: 2,452 kw (3,334 HP)
• speed: 15 knots
• crew: 40
• max 24 containers
• weapons
  • none

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Training sailing ship "Gorch Fock": [imagesture:22 k]

• tonnage: 1,180 t
• power: 650 kw (880 HP)
• speed: about 10 knots
• crew: 73 + 200 trainees
• sails: 1,964 m*m
• weapons
  • none

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Navy Figther Bombers "Tornado": [images: 39 k]

• airbase: Eggebek
• span: 13.9 m
• power: 134.0 kn (13,600 kp)
• speed: about 1.8 mach
• crew: 2
• weapons
  • 1 x gun 27 mm
  • Kormoran missile
  • Sidewinder missile
  • Harm
  • Bombs

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Sea reconnaissance and Anti-Sub planes "Breguet Atlantic": [imagesture: 20 k]

• airbase: 3rd Squadron "Graf Zeppelin" in Nordholz
• span: 36.3 m
• power: 8,000 kw (10,800 HP)
• speed: 315 knots (580 kmph)
• crew: 12
• weapons
  • torpedos
  • depth charges
  • mines

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Pollution (Oil) Control plane "Do 228": [images: 33 k]

• span: 16.97 m
• power: 2 x 570 kw (2 x 776 HP)
• speed: 200 knots (360 kmph)
• crew: 3
• equipment
  • Lasersensor ("Laserfluorsensor")
  • "Mikroradiometersensor"
  • camera ("Tageslichtkamera")

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Helicopter "Sea Lynx Mk88": [imagesture: 42k, 11 k]

• airbase: Nordholz (they are only on board of a frigate on longer or more important tours)
• rotor diameter: 12.8 m
• power: 1,560 kw (2,120 HP)
• speed: 125 knots (230 kmph)
• crew: 3
• weapons
  • 2 x anti-sub torpedos

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Search And Rescue helicopter (22)"Sea King Mk41": [images: 51 k]

• airbase: 5th Squadron in Kiel - Holtenau with some outposts
• rotor diameter: 18.9 m
• power: 2,200 kw (2,990 HP)
• speed: 130 knots (240 kmph)
• crew: 4
• weapons
  • none

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official data from German Ministry of Defense (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung)

Infos about "Fast Patroal Boat class 143": [images: 29 k 28 k]

This class was mainly built in the Luerssen - Werf, Bremen-Vegesack, West-Germany. The first of this class was, well S61 Albatros, because of this, the Class 143 is called "Albatros-class".

There are nine other boats in this class:

• S61 Albatros
• S62 Falke
• S63 Geier
• S64 Bussard
• S65 Sperber
• S66 Greif
• S67 Kondor
• S68 Seeadler
• S69 Habicht
• S70 Kormoran

All these boats are equally constructed.

Technical Datas:

• Length: 58.8 m
• Weight: 390 t
• Engines: 4 MTU Turbo-Diesel with 4000 horsepowers each
• Speed: 40 kn
• Range: ca. 600 nm

Weaponary:

• 4 MM38 Exocet missiles
• 2 wired-controlled torpedos
• 2 OTO-Melara 76.6 mm guns
• and for SOFT-KILL measures the OCTOPUS (which is an ESM/ECM - Console)

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data from Simon member of the crew of S61 Albatros between january 1995 and octobre 1995. "I enjoyed it."

• EW - early warning (long range radars)
• NAV - navigational radar
• TT - target tracking ...