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Firing start for corvette Augsburg

Firing start for corvette Augsburg

Gepostet von | 10 May 2021 | , , , | 0

On 10 May 2021, the first steel was cut for the ninth K 130 corvette, the Augsburg. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the so-called burning start was celebrated in a small circle at the German Naval Yards Kiel. This is actually a fairly unspectacular act in which a plasma torch cuts the first piece of steel. Despite the pandemic, the K 130 consortium (Arge K130), which consists of Fr. Lürssen Werft, Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and German Naval Yards Kiel, emphasises that the project is going according to plan. The Kiel shipyard will produce another of the approximately 43 metre long front sections. At Blohm+Voss in Hamburg, the joining with the stern section will be...

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Economy needs SEA

Economy needs SEA

Gepostet von | 10 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The 12th National Maritime Conference starts today in Rostock-Warnemünde This year's 12th National Maritime Conference (NMK) will be broadcast digitally from the port of Rostock-Warnemünde for the first time today and tomorrow. Federal Minister Altmaier explains: "The maritime industry is one of the main pillars of Germany as a business location and is of enormous importance for an export nation. The industry is currently being hit hard by coronavirus, but we also see the crisis as an opportunity. Climate protection and digitalisation are challenges, but they are also an incentive and the key to competitiveness in the future. We have already achieved a lot in the past two years: with the promotion of hydrogen, the introduction...

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Large weapons find

Large weapons find

Gepostet von | 9 May 2021 | , , , | 0

The crew of the USS Monterey confiscated thousands of illegal weapons on 6 and 7 May. During the search of a suspicious, stateless dhow in the northern part of the Arabian Sea, the US Coast Guard boarding team found a broad arsenal of warlike material. These included modern anti-tank missiles, Kalashnikov machine guns and sniper rifles as well as optical sights. All the weapons were Russian and Chinese-made. The USS Monterey is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser and was commissioned in June 1990. At 173 metres in length, it displaces 9750 tonnes. There are 390 crew on board. Text: mb; Photos: US...

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Isaac Peral swims

Isaac Peral swims

Gepostet von | 7 May 2021 | , , , , | 0

Spain's newest submarine was handed over to its element for the first time on 7 May at Navantia in Cartagena, Spain. The boat with the hull number S-81 has been named Isaac Peral since its christening a few days ago. It is the first submarine to be built entirely in the country. Although the design is based in part on the French-Spanish Scorpene class, there are significant differences. At 80.8 metres, it is almost twenty metres longer and the diameter of the hull is around one metre larger at 7.3 metres. When submerged, the boat displaces around 3000 tonnes. The Spanish S-80 class is also known as the...

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