Lindau-class minehunter
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Museum ship M1077 Weilheim
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Class overview | |
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Builders | Burmester Werft, Bremen |
Operators | |
In commission | 1957–present |
Completed | 18 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Coastal minehunter |
Displacement | 470 tonnes (463 long tons) |
Length | 47.2 m (154 ft 10 in) |
Beam | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
Draft | 3 m (9 ft 10 in) |
Propulsion | MWM Maybach (Deutz) Diesel engine |
Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) |
Range | 1,360 km (730 nmi) |
Complement | 43-44 (5 officers) |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament | 1 × Bofors 40 mm |
Type 320 Lindau-class minehunters was a class of German coastal
Lithuanian Navy, as well as the Latvian Naval Forces
. Flensburg and Weilheim became museum pieces.
Starting in 1970, 11 vessels of this class were upgraded to Type 331 Fulda-class minehunters. Beginning 1979, the six remaining vessels of this class were upgraded to Type 351 Ulm class. They were replaced by the Type 352 Ensdorf-class minesweepers.
All six Type 351s were sold to the South African Navy in 2001. The remaining five ships were sold by the South African Navy to a private owner in 2009 for conversion into pleasure vessels.
Ship list
Pennant number |
Name | Service | Upgrade | Notes |
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M1072 | Lindau | 1 February 1958–1975 | Type 331 | To Estonian Navy 2000. Renamed Sulev. |
M1070 | Göttingen | 1 April 1957–1976 | Type 331 | To Latvian Navy 2000. Used as spares hulk. |
M1071 | Koblenz | 6 May 1957–1975 | Type 331 | To Lithuanian Navy 1999. Renamed Sūduvis. |
M1075 | Wetzlar | 24 June 1957–1976 | Type 331 | |
M1074 | Tübingen | 12 August 1957–1975 | Type 331 | converted to private yacht,Gibraltar flag, retains most of original appearance including navy grey paint (except white top on funnel) |
M1073 | Schleswig | 2 October 1957–1979 | Type 351 | To South African Navy 2001. Renamed SAS Tshwane |
M1076 | Paderborn | 4 February 1957–1979 | Type 351 | To South African Navy 2001. Renamed SAS Mangaung |
M1077 | Weilheim | 5 December 1958–1976 | Type 331 | On display at the Deutsches Marine Museum, Wilhelmshaven |
M1078 | Cuxhaven | 11 March 1958–1976 | Type 331 | To Estonian Navy 2000. Renamed Wambola |
M1079 | Düren | 12 June 1958–1979 | Type 351 | To South African Navy 2001. Renamed SAS Kapa |
M1080 | Marburg | 4 August 1958–1976 | Type 331 | To Lithuanian Navy 2000. Renamed Kursis. |
M1081 | Konstanz | 30 August 1958–1980 | Type 351 | To South African Navy 2001. Used as spares hulk. Expended as target by two Exocet MM40 missiles from SA Navy frigates Amatola and Isandlwana during Exercise Red Lion on 1 November 2007 about 90 km (56 mi) west of Saldanha Bay, South Africa. |
M1082 | Wolfsburg | 10 December 1958–1979 | Type 351 | To South African Navy 2001. Renamed SAS Tekwini |
M1083 | Ulm | 10 February 1959–1978 | Type 351 | To South African Navy 2001. Used as spares hulk. |
M1084 | Flensburg | 7 April 1959–1970 | Type 331 | Museum ship |
M1085 | Minden | 9 June 1959–1975 | Type 331 | To Coast Guard of Georgia 1998. Renamed Ayety (აეტი) |
M1086 | Fulda | 19 August 1959– | Type 331 | |
M1087 | Völkingen | 20 October 1959–1976 | Type 331 | To Latvian Navy 2000. Renamed LVNS Namejs |
See also
External links
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