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Saturday 14 August 2010

Bremen Class Frigates

The eight F122 Bremen class frigates of the German Navy have been commissioned between 1982 and 1990. The design is similar to the Dutch Kortenaer class but uses a different hull and propulsion system. The ships were built for anti-submarine warfare as primary task even though they are not fitted with towed array sonars. They are also suited for anti-aircraft warfare and anti-surface warfare.

This class of ship was one of the last to be constructed under post-war displacement limitations imposed by the WEU on West Germany.

The four oldest Bremen class frigates will be replaced by the planned F125 class frigates, starting probably around 2014. Until then they will serve as the backbone of the German Navy.

During the Cold War period, the ships' main war task was to escort convoys for reinforcement and resupply of Allied forces in Europe. They frequently took part in NATO Standing Naval Forces. Since 1990, all ships have served in additional supporting missions such as the embargo operations against former Yugoslavia in the Adriatic Sea or Operation Enduring Freedom against the international terrorism.

During their lifetime, the ships' equipment has frequently been modernised and a further adaptation of combat systems is foreseen in near future.

The Karlsruhe successfully assisted an Egyptian freighter repel pirates on December 25, 2008 in the Gulf of Aden.

Ships of the class
F207 Bremen
F208 Niedersachsen

F209 Rheinland-Pfalz



F210 Emden
F211 Köln
F212 Karlsruhe


F213 Augsburg
F214 Lübeck


All ships are based in Wilhelmshaven. Together they form the 4. Fregattengeschwader (4th Frigate Squadron) of the German Navy.

Fgs Bremen is seen here in Leith








































Fgs Niedersachsen is seen here approaching Leith















Coming through the locks



































































Fgs Rheinland Pfalz seen here arriving at Leith on Friday 27 September 2010


















Approaching the lock entrance













































Entering the lock





























Triparte Class Minehunters

The Tripartite class is a class of mine warfare vessel used by the navies of Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as well as Pakistan, Indonesia, Latvia, and Bulgaria.

A joint venture of the navies of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, the Tripartite class of minehunters were conceived in the 1970s and built in the 1980s. France built the mine-hunting equipment, Belgium provided the electronics, and the Netherlands constructed the propulsion train. France and the Netherlands originally bought 15, with Belgium buying 10.

All three countries' Tripartite ships contribute at times to NATO's Standing Maritime MCM capability groups (SNMCMG1 or SNMCMG2).

Ships of the class

Belgium

M915 Aster
M916 Bellis
M917 Crocus
M921 Lobelia
M923 Narcis
M924 Primula

Netherlands
M850 Alkmaar (no longer in service, sold to Latvia)
M851 Delfzijl (no longer in service, sold to Latvia)
M852 Dordrecht (no longer in service, sold to Latvia)
M853 Haarlem
M854 Harlingen (no longer in service, sold to Latvia)
M855 Scheveningen (no longer in service, sold to Latvia)
M856 Maasluis
M857 Makkum
M858 Middelburg
M859 Hellevoetsluis
M860 Schiedam
M861 Urk
M862 Zierikzee
M863 Vlaardingen
M864 Willemstad

Here is BNS Aster arriving in Leith





























BNS Bellis sailing down the Clyde















































HrMs Willemstad sailing down the Firth of Clyde




























And arriving in Leith a few days later