"Gorch Fock" returns from the 177th training voyage abroad On Friday, 14 June 2024, the sail training ship will return at 10 a.m. in time for Kiel Week. A total of over 6,000 nautical miles were travelled, including 4,208 nautical miles under sail. The successful training voyage, during which a total of 225 officer candidates completed their nautical training,...
Maritime Convention The Maritime Convention in Berlin once again brought together all the big names in the navy. Among them: Nils Brandt, sea captain and commander of the Gorch Fock for many years. Today, the Hamburg native works at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College, training general staff officers and prospective staff officers....
From a press release of the PIZ at the Rostock Naval Command: On Thursday, 28 September 2023 at 10 a.m., the commander of the 2nd Frigate Squadron, Frigate Captain Olliver Pfennig (48), will hand over command of the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" from Frigate Captain Hendrik Wißler (44) to Frigate Captain Wolfgang Johannes Eckmüller (46). Frigate Captain Wißler took over in 2020...
Change of command on the corvette "Erfurt" On 12 June 2023, Frigate Captain Axel Burmeister (41) handed over command of the crew "Delta" to Frigate Captain Max Berger (36). The ceremony took place on the corvette "Erfurt". Frigate Captain Burmeister was in command of the crew "Delta" for exactly two years, seven months and two days. In...
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Corvette "Magdeburg" is back from the UNIFIL mission Friday morning, 10:00 a.m., overcast sky, but happy faces. Friends, relatives, children and comrades wait for the redemptive sight. There she is - bringing the loved ones back home. The corvette "Magdeburg" has been sent by the UNIFIL mission (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon)...
Submarine "U 35" left its home port of Eckernförde today and will take part in the EU operation "Irini". The boat and its crew were bid farewell by the squadron commander, frigate captain Frédéric Strauch (44), on their four-month deployment. Around 50 members of the crew were also present. Under the command of Corvette Captain...
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