Frankenthal Class Minehunter - List of German Ships

List of German Ships

All active ships are currently stationed in Kiel at the Baltic Sea. M1058, M1059, M1062, M1065 and M1069 are part of the 3. Minensuchgeschwader (3. mine sweeper squadron). The others belong to 5. Minensuchgeschwader. M1060 Weiden was sold to United Arab Emirates in 2006. As the German Navy closed the naval base at Olpenitz, all ships were relocated to Kiel and their squadrons incorporated into the Einsatzflottille 1 (Flotilla 1).

On 21 February 2007, Grömitz ran onto a reef in the Floro fjord while on tour in western Norway and remained stranded in a spectacular way until being salvaged.

Pennant
Number
Name Call
sign
Shipyard Commissioned Decommissioned
M1066 Frankenthal DREY Lürssen December 16, 1992 Sold to UAE (now M02 Al Murjan)
M1060 Weiden DRES Abeking & Rasmussen March 3, 1993 Sold to UAE (now M01 Al Hasbah)
M1061 Rottweil DRET Krögerwerft July 7, 1993 Refitted to be used with the SEK-M
M1063 Bad Bevensen DREV Lürssen December 9, 1993
M1067 Bad Rappenau DREZ Abeking & Rasmussen April 19, 1994
M1064 Grömitz DREW Krögerwerft August 23, 1994
M1068 Datteln DRFA Lürssen December 8, 1994
M1065 Dillingen DREX Abeking & Rasmussen April 25, 1995
M1069 Homburg DRFB Krögerwerft September 26, 1995
M1062 Sulzbach-Rosenberg DREU Lürssen January 23, 1996
M1058 Fulda DRFC June 5, 1998
M1059 Weilheim DRFD November 26, 1998

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