From the Hanse Sail to two Mediterranean missions - Corvette "Oldenburg" leaves Rostock's home port

On Sunday, 13 August 2023 at 1 p.m., the corvette "Oldenburg" will leave her home port of Warnemünde during the Hanse Sail to take part in both the mandated foreign mission UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) before the Lebanese coast and in the NATO Aegean support mission. Under the command of Corvette Captain Markus Schwefer (38), the crew will be will initially embark on a transit to Limassol (Cyprus). From here, the corvette will join the Class K130 until probably End october before the Lebanese Coast with the maritime surveillance and the training of the Lebanese Navy as part of the support the UNIFIL mission.

The corvette will then be deployed in the Aegean to the task force supply vessel "Frankfurt am Main" to provide a picture of the situation regarding refugee movements and smuggling activities. to ensure that this is the case. The "Oldenburg" will then become part of NATO's SNMG 2 (Standing NATO Maritime Group 2) and serves as its flagship. The departure takes place during the Hanse Sail celebrations under the eyes of the public. "The support of the population is important to our soldiers. important. That's why we'll be opening the ship and crew during the Hanse Sail. gates of the barracks in a fitting ceremony and in the best naval tradition into the double We'll be saying goodbye to our operational duties," said the commander of the 1st Corvette Squadron,
Frigate Captain Kenneth Harms (43). The departure ceremony will be accompanied musically by the Hanover Music Corps. The commanding officer will also bid farewell to the crew of the Fleet and Support Forces, Vice Admiral Frank Lenski (61).
At the end of January 2024, the corvette "Oldenburg" will be replaced by the corvette "Ludwigshafen am Rhine" in the operational area and return to Warnemünde.