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Paper fleet sunk

Paper fleet sunk

Gepostet von | 18 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

The KÖLN class was followed in the German Navy by the BREMEN class, also known as class 120 and 122. But where was the frigate 121? The navy decommissioned the last of its eight very successful workhorses of class 122 (BREMEN class) at the end of 2022. The four Class 123 frigates (BRANDENBURG class) are being modernised, the three Class 124 frigates (SACHSEN class) are fighting obsolescence, the four Class 125 frigates (BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG class) are currently in service, four Class 126 frigates have been ordered and five to six Class 127 frigates are currently being planned for the late thirties. Access...

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Marine Singapore: Welcome to engage in the region

Marine Singapore: Welcome to engage in the region

Gepostet von | 15 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

Singapore's navy is an important guarantor of freedom of navigation in the Strait of Malacca and beyond. On the sidelines of the Maritime Convention, its commander, Rear Admiral Sean Wat, answered questions from marineforum about tensions in the region and the German Navy's involvement. Singapore has taken on an important role in maritime security. Can you say something about the Southeast Asian Cooperation and Training (Seacat) and its maritime centre from your perspective? Seacat is an example of how countries have come together to improve information sharing to respond to maritime security threats regionally. The information centre...

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Northern Coasts 2023: Strengthening the Baltic Sea Region together!

Northern Coasts 2023: Strengthening the Baltic Sea Region together!

Gepostet von | 13 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

In September, the naval exercise Northern Coasts 2023 took place in the Baltic Sea - the exercise was planned and led from the naval command by the German Maritime Forces Staff - Deu Marfor for short. It was a grey September morning when the screens in the operations centre of the naval command were switched off. Poor weather conditions in the Northern Coasts (Noco) exercise area, particularly in the coastal areas of Latvia and Estonia, led to the decision to end the manoeuvre two days earlier than planned. Up to this point, the multinational staff of Deu Marfor led Task Force 421, at this time still under Flotilla Admiral Stephan Haisch as Deputy...

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Marineschule Mürwik: Education binary

Marineschule Mürwik: Education binary

Gepostet von | 12 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

Steeped in history. Traditional. Time-honoured. These and similar terms are quickly associated with the alma mater of naval officers, the Mürwik Naval School (MSM). The "Red Castle by the Sea", built between 1907 and 1910 by building councillor Adalbert Kelm in the style of the Marienburg of the Teutonic Order according to the ideas of Emperor Wilhelm II, undoubtedly looks back on a long, albeit very eventful history. Every joint of the red brick building, which towers over the fjord in the east of the city of Flensburg, is brimming with historical references. After all, not only have all officers of the German navy been trained at this training centre since 1910 for their service in the...

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Charles French: Belated honour for a hero

Charles French: Belated honour for a hero

Gepostet von | 8 Mar 2024 | , , | 0

The American sailor Charles French saved the lives of fifteen comrades in 1942. It was not until 80 years later that his heroic deed received the recognition it deserved. In the early hours of 5 September 1942, Japanese warships sank the American troopship USS Gregory near the Solomon Island of Guadalcanal. A life raft with 16 survivors drifts towards a Japanese-occupied island without propulsion or rudder. Ensign Robert Adrian warns his men of the imminent capture. Sailor Charles J. French, the only raft occupant who is not wounded, spontaneously takes off his uniform and ties a rope around his waist. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user?...

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