KULMBACH & WEILHEIM

KULMBACH (M 1091)
Kiel Tirpitzhafen 2009/12/31
Kulmbach class (Type 343) minehunter - Former Hameln-Class
* 1989 Abeking & Rasmussen (Comm.: 24 Apr 1990)
Displacement: 690 tons full load
Dimensions: 54.4 x 9.2 x 2.5 meters2
MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels; 6,140 hp(m) (4.5 MW) sustained; 2 shafts; cp props
Speed, knots: 18 Complement: 37 (4 officers)
Sonar: DSQS-11 minehunting
Armament: 2 40 mm/70 AA; fitted for minelaying
Converted from fast minesweeper to minehunter

WEILHEIM (M 1059)
Mine Warfare Ship
Kiel Tirpitzhafen 2009/12/31
German Frankenthal-Class (MJ 332) minehunter
3. Minensuchgeschwader, Kiel
*1998 Lürssenwerft commissioned: 1998/12/03
Displacement: 650 tons standard
Dimensions: 54.5 x 9.2 x 2.5 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 4,080 kW, 18 knots
Crew: 43
Armament: 1x 27 mm Mauser; fitted for minelaying
Same hull as Type 343, but with less equipment.

A 1412 (FRANFURT AM MAIN) & 4 Minesweepers

A 1412 (FRANFURT AM MAIN) & 4 Minesweepers
Kiel Tirpitzhafen 2009/12/27
Type 702 Berlin class replenishment ship/task force upplier/combat support ship.
The ship carries fuel, provisions, ammunition and other material and also provides medical services.
*2002 Flensburger Schiffbau-GesellschaftCommissioned: May 27, 2002
Homeport: Kiel
L: 173.70m B: 24m D: 7,4m
Displ. 18.637to. 139 (+94) Crew
Propulsion: 2 MAN 12V 32/40 diesels; 14,388 hp(m) (10.58 MW) sustained; 2 shafts; cp props; bow thruster; 1.000 hp(m) (735 kW) 20.0kn
Armament: 4 MLG 27 mm autocannons, Stinger surface to air missile (MANPADS)
Hangar:2 Sea King or MH90 helicopters
Hospital (Marineeinsatzrettungszentrum) with 45 beds
Complement: 139 (12 officers) plus 94 for embarked staff
Cargo capacity: 9,540 tons fuel; 450 tons water; 280 tons cargo; 160 tons ammunition

HERTEN (M 1099 )
Kiel Tirpitzmole (Navy port) 2009/12/15
KULMBACH CLASS (TYPE 333) (MINEHUNTER-COASTAL) (MHC)
Displacement. tons: 635 full load
Builder: Krögerwerft, Rendsburg
Launched 22 Dec 1989, Commissioned 26Feb1991
Dimensions. feet (metres): 178.5 x 30.2 x 8.2 (54.4 x 9.2 x 2.5)
Main machinery; 2 MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels; 6,140 hp(m) (4.5 MW) sustained; 2 shafts; Speed, knots: 18
Complement: 37 (4 officers)
Missiles: SAM; 2 Stinger quad launchers.
Guns: 2 Mauser 27 mm.Mine.: 60

A 514 (WERRA) & A 513 (RHEIN)
Kiel Tirpitzhafen 2009/12/27
Elbe Class (Type 404) German Navy Multirole tenders/repair/support/supply ships
RHEIN Builder: Flensburger Schiffbauges. Launched: 11 Mar 1993 Comm.: 22 Sep 1993
WERRA Builder: Flensburger Schiffbauges. Launched: 17 June 1993 Comm.: 9 Dec 19933
RD MINESWEEPING SQUADRON, Kiel
Main machinery: 1 Deutz MWM 8V 12M 628 diesel; 3,335 hp(m) (2.45 MW); 1 shaft bowthruster
Speed, knots: 15. Range, miles: 2,000 at 15 kt
Complement: 40 (4 officers) plus 12 squadron staff plus 38 maintainers
Cargo capacity: 450 tons fuel; 150 tons water; 11 tons luboil; 130 tons ammunition
Missiles: SAM: 2 Stinger (Fliegerfaust 2) quad launchers.
Guns: 2 Rheinmetall 20 mm or Mauser 27 mm.
Helicopters: Platform for 1 Sea King.

FRANKFURT AM MAIN (A 1412) & 4 MINESWEEPERS
Kiel Tirpitzhafen 2009/12/15

FRANKFURT AM MAIN (A 1412)Type 702 Berlin class replenishment ship/task force upplier/combat support ship.
The shipcarries fuel, provisions, ammunition and other material and also provides medical services.
*2002 Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
Commissioned: May 27, 2002 Homeport: Kiel
L: 173.70m B: 24m D: 7,4mDispl. 18.637to. 139 (+94) Crew
Propulsion: 2 diesel-engines, 5340 kW each 20.0kn
Armament: 4 MLG 27 mm autocannons, Stinger surface to air missile (MANPADS)
Hangar:2 Sea King or MH90 helicopters
Hospital (Marineeinsatzrettungszentrum) with 45 beds

Überherrn (left) and Herten (right) and behind them Passau
KULMBACH CLASS (TYPE 333) (MINEHUNTER-COASTAL) (MHC)
Displacement. tons: 635 full load
Builder: Krögerwerft, Rendsburg
Launched 22 Dec 1989, Commissioned 26Feb1991
Dimensions. feet (metres): 178.5 x 30.2 x 8.2 (54.4 x 9.2 x 2.5)
Main machinery; 2 MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels; 6,140 hp(m) (4.5 MW) sustained; 2 shafts; Speed, knots: 18
Complement: 37 (4 officers)Missiles: SAM; 2 Stinger quad launchers.Guns: 2 Mauser 27 mm.Mine.: 60

U 31 (S181) Submarine leaving HDW Yard

U 31 (S181) Submarine
Leaving TKMS yard Kiel for sea trials after overhaul 2009/12/15 (with tug ROBBE) with all her antennas being raised
U 31 is the first Type 212A submarine of the German Navy. U 31 is powered by one diesel engine and an electric motor driven by 9 fuel cells and features a cavitation-free screw, making it virtually undetectable.
Displacement: 1,450to. surfaced, 1,830to. submerged
L: 56.0 m B: 7.0 m Height: 11.5 mDiesel with 1,050 kW / 9 fuel-cell-modules with tot. 306 kW / E-Engine with 1,700 kW

U 31 (S181) & ROBBE

U 31 (S181) Submarine

U 31 (S181) Submarine

HOMBURG, HERTEN, GORCH FOCK & V17

HOMBURG (M 1069) Mine Warfare Ship
Kiel Tirpitzhafen 2009/12/15
German Frankenthal class (Type 332) minehunter
Built: 1995 at Krögerwerft Rendsburg (Comm.: 1995/09/26)
Displacement: 650 tons standard
Dimensions: 54.4 x 9.2 x 2.5 meters
Propulsion: 2 diesels, 2 shafts, 6,100 hp, 18 knots Crew: 43
Armament: 1 40 mm/70 AA; fitted for minelayingSame hull as Type 343, but with less equipment

HERTEN (M 1099) Mine Warfare Ship
Kiel Tirpitzmole (Navy port) 2009/12/15
Überherrn (left) and Herten (right) and behind them Passau
KULMBACH CLASS (TYPE 333) (MINEHUNTER-COASTAL) (MHC)
Displacement. tons: 635 full load
Builder: Krögerwerft, Rendsburg
Launched 22 Dec 1989, Commissioned 26Feb1991
Dimensions. feet (metres): 178.5 x 30.2 x 8.2 (54.4 x 9.2 x 2.5)
Main machinery; 2 MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesels; 6,140 hp(m) (4.5 MW) sustained; 2 shafts; Speed, knots: 18
Complement: 37 (4 officers)
Missiles: SAM; 2 Stinger quad launchers
Guns: 2 Mauser 27 mm Mine.: 60

GORCH FOCK (A 60) Traditional rig sailing ship
Arriving back in Kiel Tirpitzhafen from her 13,000 mile trip 2009/12/15 morning

V17 German Navy Service Craft
Passing stern of megayacht "A" at HDW Kiel 2009/12/15
German Navy Motor Launch Type 59 (Class 934/16)
*1987 by Hatecke (Series of 19 ships) used by Marinestützpunktkommando Kiel
Please note the Webadress and the German Marine Logo painted on the hull.

VAN KINSBERGEN (A 902)

VAN KINSBERGEN (A 902)
Passing Levensau eastbound 2009/11/25
Dutch Naval Training Vessel / Survey Ship / Patrol Vessel
*1999 Scheepswerf Damen Gorinchem (# 6914 )
Commissioned: 1999/11/02
Displ. 630 tons full load
L: 41.50m B: 9.20m D: 3.30m
2x Caterpillar total 1,160 kW 13.00kn
Crew: 5 plus 3 instructors & 16 students

U 995 in Laboe

In Laboe near Kiel Summer 2009
Since 1972 used as shorebased Museum operated by Deutscher Marinebund
Unterseeboot 995 was a Type VIIC/41 submarine of the Kriegsmarine. Her keel was laid down on November 25, 1942 by Blohm + Voss in Hamburg, Germany.
Displacement:(tons) 769(sf) 871(sm) 1,070 (total)
L: 67.10m B: 6.20m D: 4,74m Height: 9.60m
Armament with 5 torpedo tubes (4 at the bow and one at the stern)






Viewed from the top of Marineehrenmal Laboe

U995 in front of Marineehrenmal Laboe

U995 in front of Marineehrenmal Laboe

German Submarines

U 31 (S181) at Marinearsenal Kiel

U 31 (S181) at Marinearsenal Kiel

U 31 (S181) at Marinearsenal Kiel

U 31 (S181) at Synchrolift HDW TKMS Kiel

U 31 (S181) at Synchrolift HDW TKMS Kiel

U 31 (S181) at Synchrolift HDW TKMS Kiel

U 31 (S181) at Synchrolift HDW TKMS Kiel

U 32 (S182) at Kiel HDW TKMS Synchrolift

U 32 (S182) at Kiel HDW TKMS Synchrolift

U 34 (S184) at Kiel HDW TKMS Synchrolift

U 34 (S184) at Kiel HDW TKMS Synchrolift

Other Submarines

TANIN



Former Israel owned submarine laid up at Kiel HDW (2008/04/24) yard since some years. Supposed to be part of the new Kiel-Science Center opening in 2011. The Type 540 Gal Class submarine was built in Vickers shipyards at Barrow in Furness in England according to Israeli designs, based on Germany's HDW Type 206 submarine class, for the Israeli Navy.
Tanin - commissioned in June 1977. Sister is RAHAV (also at HDW).
Displacement:600 metric tons submerged, 420 on the surface
Length: 45 m Beam: 4.7m Draught: 3.7m
Machinery: 1 shaft, 2 MTU Diesels & AEG Generators, 1 electric motor Speed: 11 knots on the surface, 17 knots submerged, Crew: 23
Armament:8 - 533mm torpedo tubes, Sub-Harpoon Missiles, NT 37E torpedoes.

ZEELEEUW (S 803)




Kiel Tirpitzhafen (Kiel Week Open Ship) 2009/06/21
Dutch Walrus Class SSK submarine
*1990 Rotterdamse Droogdok Mij, Rotterdam (Comm: 1990/04/25)
Displ.: 2,456to./2,800to dived
L: 67.70m B: 8.40m D. 7.00m
Diesel-electric 4,630kW/5,100kW

S 103
Kiel-HDW Synchrolift 25-06-2007
South-African Submarine (Type 209-1400) built by Thyssen Nordseewerke, Emden in Corporation with HDW. S103 is the third of three newbuildings for Southafrica. She was delivered end of 2007.



NRP ARPAO (S 168)

NRP ARPAO (S 168)

NRP TRIDENTE (S 167)

NRP ARPAO (S 168)

NRP ARPAO returning from trials, Kieler Förde 2009/11/17
New portugese Class Type U-209PN to be delivered by TKMS Kiel to portugese navy in 2010. The new submarine has a combined diesel-electric and fuel cell propulsion system. Equipped with ultra-modern sensors and an integrated Command and Weapon Control System, it is optimally suited to its future reconnaissance and surveillance tasks. The contract for the two submarines was signed in 2004 between the Portuguese State and the German Submarine Consortium (GSC).
Length overall approx. 68m, Height approx. 13 m
Displacement approx. 1,850 t, Complement 32

PAPANIKOLIS (S120)

Greek submarine HDW-Type 214 Multi Purpose Submarine, Improved export version of Type 212 submarine
Displacement: 1,700 t (surfaced)
Length: 65.0m Beam: 6.3m Draught: 6.0m
Diesel engines: 2 MTU 16V 396 (6.24 MW)
AIP system: 2 HDW PEM fuel cells (240 kW)
Speed: 12 kt surfaced 20 kt submerged
Range: 12,000 miles surfaced
Complement: 5 officers + 22 crew
Armament: (8) 533 mm torpedo tubes, (4) Sub-Harpoon-capable

PAPANIKOLIS (S 120)

PAPANIKOLIS (S 120)

PAPANIKOLIS (S 120)