The seafarers who come to Hamburg can always rely on "the best seamen's mission in the world", as the saying goes. Especially during the coronavirus crisis, it was the only way for crews from all over the world to communicate, exchange information and organise formal matters. All over the world, it has become...
When Flotilla Admiral Axel Schulz, Commander of Operational Flotilla 2, handed over command of the 4th Frigate Squadron on 19 January, it was not a ceremony of the kind familiar from the Heppenser Groden naval base. Captain Dirk Jacobus handed over his four BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG-class ships to Captain Matthias Schmitt and ended the ceremony with the...
The self-sinking of the German fleet in Scapa Flow was also intended to preserve honour. The significance of the event in German naval history is disputed. We have long since lost our honour abroad, and to those who still thought something of us [the navy], we have lost our honour through subversion....
The new trawler "Jan Maria" has now been launched at the Turkish Tersan shipyard and will have its home port in Bremerhaven in future. The ship, with the registration number BX 792 and construction number NB 1108, is to be delivered to the German subsidiary of Parlevliet & Van der Plas in July.
The island location has significantly influenced the character and thinking of the British. From the other side of the Channel, things look different. Ian Morris is regarded as a historian of the long lines. A good ten years ago, in his bestseller "Who rules the world?", he raised the fundamental question of why...
Dieter Hanel traced the development of the Bundeswehr and navy in Kiel in marineforum 7/8-2022. In the second part, the author takes a look at the maritime industry in the state capital. The rearmament of Germany and the formation of the Bundeswehr in 1955 also marked the beginning of the reconstruction of a German defence industry....
Rarely had a yacht from the Krupp Gemania shipyard in Kiel led such an adventurous life as the luxury yacht ARGOSY. It began as a luxury yacht, spanned four wars and ended as it had begun many years earlier. In 1931, in the midst of the global financial crisis of the 1930s, the Germania shipyard delivered the ARGOSY...
In future, sea mines are to be detected and identified in a fully automated process. Joint trials between WTD 71 and Atlas Elektronik demonstrate the potential. In September 2021, the Wehrtechnische Dienststelle für Schiffe und Marinewaffen, Maritime Technologie und Forschung (WTD 71) took part in the REP(MUS) trials (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping Augmented by Maritime...
After the end of the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2021 of the frigate Bayern almost a year ago, the announced German involvement in the region has gone quiet. How can it continue? Our problem is not a lack of rules, our problem is a lack of will to comply with and implement them. Federal Chancellor Olaf...
The "Stan Patrol" design developed by the Dutch Damen Shipyard Group has become a bestseller in various versions. Even the Royal now uses a vehicle of this type for test purposes and the Italian financial police (Guardia di Finanza) recently took delivery of one of the 60-metre units. It is to be the type ship of a new "Bandiera" class...
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