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Gorch Fock: the long way back

Gorch Fock: the long way back

Gepostet von | 16 Sep 2022 | , , , , , | 5

Gorch Fock 38th training voyage 1971 Lisbon-Kiel Even half a century ago, photographs were taken of the training voyages of the "Gorch Fock" - albeit in a decidedly "analogue" style. Colourful slides were the standard, and Super 8 films were also shot. Black and white, however, was affordable and allowed all the graphic design possibilities of the "thousand grey values". As I had already worked almost professionally with black and white photography during my school days, I stuck with this genre when I decided to enlist in the then German Navy for four years. Unfortunately, as a professional soldier, I gradually lost the time for photography as my service became more and more serious.

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Hamburg: The world's leading maritime trade fair is back

Hamburg: The world's leading maritime trade fair is back

Gepostet von | 14 Sep 2022 | , , , , | 0

After a four-year break due to the coronavirus pandemic, the global shipbuilding industry met again for the 30th SMM (Shipbuilding, machinery & marine technology international trade fair), the world's leading maritime trade fair, in Hamburg (6 to 9 September 2022). The SMM was held under the motto "Driving the maritime transition". The focus was therefore on the maritime energy transition, digital transformation and climate change. Among the approximately 2,000 exhibitors from 100 countries, around 800 companies from Germany alone and around 30,000 visitors were represented at SMM. The patron of the trade fair was Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who emphasised the growing importance of the maritime industry in his video-transmitted opening...

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Appreciation of the speakers at the 61st Naval Historical Tactical Conference

Appreciation of the speakers at the 61st Naval Historical Tactical Conference

Gepostet von | 14 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

On 7 September 2022, the work of the speakers for the 61st HITATA was honoured by the Commander of the Fleet and Support Forces and Deputy Inspector General of the Navy, Vice Admiral Frank Lenski, during a small ceremony. Following the 60th HITATA in 2020, nine young, dedicated officers once again prepared their own presentations on the topic of the 61st HITATA "Between arrogance and excessive demands - strategic thinking in German navies" and prepared for the presentation to the expert audience. Despite several postponements of the date, the 61st HITATA could not be held in 2021 and 2022 due to the corona pandemic. Vice Admiral...

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NATO in the Mediterranean: Joint naval manoeuvre "Dynamic Mariner" and "Mavi Balina"

NATO in the Mediterranean: Joint naval manoeuvre "Dynamic Mariner" and "Mavi Balina"

Gepostet von | 14 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

In view of the war in Ukraine, NATO's Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM, Northwood, UK) has this year combined the NATO manoeuvre "Dynamic Mariner" with the Turkish Navy's manoeuvre "Mavi Balina 22" to form a major multinational manoeuvre that will take place in the eastern Mediterranean from 11 to 18 September. Manoeuvre participation The aim of the manoeuvre is to prevent possible aggression by demonstrating a credible defence within the alliance. The NATO nations of the USA, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, France, Canada, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and Turkey took part with over fifty ships, five submarines and five maritime reconnaissance vessels, 1,500 marines and the two permanent NATO task forces SNMG2 and...

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MAN Diesel for the frigate 126

MAN Diesel for the frigate 126

Gepostet von | 14 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

Damen relies on "made in Germany" As the Dutch company announced at the SMM in Hamburg, the propulsion diesel engines for the German Navy's new frigate class 126 are to be supplied by MAN Energy Solutions. The delivery comprises 8 MAN 32/44CR propulsion engines, two for each of the four frigates ordered. There is an option for two more frigates, i.e. four more engines for MAN to build. Whether there is a circulating reserve or replacement engines was not disclosed and it remains unlikely even today. In June 2020, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) finally awarded the construction contract for the...

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