Fgs Dattelin

Fgs Dattelin is a Type 332 Frankenthal class mine hunter iand is in a class of German mine hunters. The ship is re built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln class minesweeper, but the equipment differs.

Slightly modified Frankenthal class mine hunters are also operated by the Turkish Navy, where they are referred to as the A Class.

All active ships are currently stationed in Kiel at the Baltic Sea. 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, her sister 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.

She is seen here sailing down the Firth of Clyde with the Belgian Minesweeper Bellis