The Kiel-based shipyard group Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems is celebrating a milestone birthday. Founded 185 years ago as the iron foundry and machine shop "Schweffel und Howaldt", the company can look back on an eventful shipyard history. On 1 October 1838, the merchant Johann Schweffel and the "mechanic" August Ferdinand Howaldt founded the machine factory and machine shop at the port of Kiel....
In September 2021, Frigate Captain Kenneth Harms took command of the 1st Corvette Squadron in Warnemünde. Now he is turning his attention to new tasks. In an interview with marineforum, Harms summarises his time in Warnemünde. Your squadron is developing, what will you remember fondly and what worries you?
The Class 404 tenders are due to be replaced in less than ten years. The navy wants the new ships to be able to take on additional tasks. The NVL shipyard has submitted an initial draft on this basis. In the target picture for the years after 2035, the naval command envisages six support units...
The Stuka fighter-bomber is one of the best-known aircraft of the Second World War. A well-preserved specimen was found in the Mediterranean a few years ago - and has still not been recovered. Countless objects of military-historical significance lie at the bottom of the seas. Every single object is something special that needs to be discovered and deciphered...
It was one of the biggest coups in the War of the Spanish Succession. The British admiral Sir George Rooke had actually intended to conquer the harbour city of Cádiz as a naval base on the Iberian Peninsula in September 1702 with an Anglo-Dutch naval unit, but failed due to disciplinary and tactical problems with his landing operation. When he...
With the purchase of a minority stake in Container Terminal Tollerort, China has taken another strategic step in Europe. All reservations were brushed aside. Despite numerous warnings and concerns, including its own, the Federal Ministry of Economics, after months of scrutiny in a highly criticised procedure, has paved the way for the acquisition, probably at the instigation of the...
The coronavirus pandemic has also hit the German Navy hard. However, close cooperation with the naval medical service meant that it was still able to fulfil its orders. Global crises such as Sars in 2003, the Ebola epidemic in 2014-2016 and the Zika outbreak in 2016 have already shown the need to better coordinate measures in the areas of prevention, warning and response.
The German Navy is celebrating its 175th birthday. But the road to peace and freedom was long and full of upheavals. On 14 June, the German Navy celebrates its 175th birthday. Well, you might ask yourself. Historically, the end of the Second World War and the subsequent new beginning...
On 14 June 1848, the National Assembly in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt am Main decided to establish an all-German navy. This was done to protect the German merchant fleet and was justified by the Schleswig-Holstein War against Denmark. This makes the German Navy the oldest branch of the German Armed Forces. It will be celebrated...
The first ships for military use were built back in ancient times. Today, naval shipbuilding accounts for around a third of German shipbuilding sales. In maritime history, the trireme, which was widely used in the Mediterranean in ancient times, is regarded as the first type of ship to be designed specifically for war. Evidence of this...
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