Warship replaces tug On Monday, 10 November 2025 at 10 a.m., the tender "Elbe" will leave its home port of Kiel for the Aegean. The provider, which is part of the support squadron, will act as a command platform and thus fulfil the German contribution to NATO's Standing NATO Maritime Group 2.
Maritime Convention At the Maritime Convention in Berlin, we from marineforum spoke to Victoria Kietzmann, first female commander of the navy, corvette captain - and member of the MOV. "In fact, I'm probably a late member," Kietzmann reveals in the interview. Nevertheless, Kietzmann, who works as a teaching group commander at the naval technical school, has the advantages...
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The crew "Charlie" has a new commander. On Thursday, 28 July 2022, Corvette Captain Pascal Störk (40) handed over command of the crew "Charlie" to Corvette Captain Christian Rodust (37). The ceremony was led by the commander of the 1st Corvette Squadron, Frigate Captain Kenneth Harms (42). Korvettenkapitän Störk was commander for around two years, was...
On Friday, 24 September 2021 at 10 a.m., Frigate Captain Florian Lübeck handed over his duties to Corvette Captain Robert Lehmann. Frigate Captain Lübeck was the base commander in Warnemünde for three years. Major events such as the Hansesail or the numerous guest visits by international military ships and boats were his personal highlights and characterised his...
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