Berlin (A 1411)

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Berlin (A 1411)
Berlin class
EGV Berlin, 2003
EGV Berlin, 2003
Overview
Type Supply ship
Shipyard

Flensburg shipbuilding company

Launch April 30, 1999
Namesake State of Berlin
Commissioning April 11, 2001
home port Wilhelmshaven
Technical specifications
For technical data see: EGV 702
Callsign / identifier

DRKA / A 1411

Insinuation

Baggage squadron

Coat of arms of Berlin.svg

The Berlin is a task force supply of the German Navy of the type EGV 702 , also Berlin class. She is the lead ship of this class and the ninth warship of this name .

history

The Berlin was built at the shipyard of the Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft , christened on April 30, 1999 by Monika Diepgen, wife of the former governing mayor of Berlin , Eberhard Diepgen , and put into service on April 11, 2001.

On September 24, 2009, after three years as commander , frigate captain Hans-Günther Struck handed the Berlin over to his successor, frigate captain Martin Waldmann.

On November 22, 2012, frigate captain Martin Waldmann handed over command of the Berlin to frigate captain Marcel Rosenbohm.

On March 31, 2016, Frigate Captain Rosenbohm handed over command to Frigate Captain Sven Hikele.

In September 2016 the Berlin underwent a one and a half year overhaul in the Norderwerft in Hamburg .

On August 19, 2019, frigate captain Stefan Klatt took over command of the task force supply.

tasks

  • Berlin in Cape Town / South Africa, 2008

  • Marine light gun of the Berlin

  • Berlin from the front

The task of the Berlin is to (re) supply an association of warships with water, fuel, food, ammunition and other supplies. This can significantly extend the durability of associations, i.e. H. the port idle times for picking up supplies will be shortened.

Refueling at sea

As a rule, cargo handover at sea does not take place. In contrast, the refueling of ships belonging to the association is routine. The procedure was first tested in 1975 with the Mölders destroyer. The appropriate device and the corresponding dishes are successfully in use today.

Additional medical service component

In addition, Berlin has a military hospital housed in a container system , the Marine Rescue Center (MERZ), which has approximately the treatment capacity of 45 patients and an additional nine patients in isolation , with additional capacity for up to 100 slightly injured people in the EGV's helicopter hangar can be. Injured soldiers are usually brought on board in their own or third-party helicopters, treated there and, if possible, flown to their home countries. The container system consists of operating theaters and intensive care rooms, a clinical and a microbiological laboratory, as well as sterilizers and workshops for the support group.

Special missions

During a deployment in Operation Atalanta to combat piracy in the Horn of Africa in 2012, the Berlin was used directly against pirates in addition to its support tasks. The Indian dhow Ashma and its 25 crew members were successfully freed from pirates.

Calls

Web links

Commons : Berlin (A1411)  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ German Navy - press release / press appointment: Change of command on the "Berlin" - Koblenzer takes over the largest ship in the Navy. Retrieved November 1, 2016 .
  2. ^ Wilhelmshavener Zeitung & # 150; www.WZonline.de: WZonline.de - Current news, pictures and videos from Wilhelmshaven and Friesland. In: www.wzonline.de. Retrieved November 1, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Not a stranger to the Operational Flotilla 2. In: www.marine.de. Retrieved November 1, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Werftlieger: Fresh Cell Treatment for the “Berlin” - Part 1. Accessed on April 5, 2017 .
  5. ↑ The "Berlin" gets new commanders. In: https://www.marine.de/ . German Navy Press Center, August 20, 2019, accessed on August 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b "Berlin" back from Atalanta mission. In: WZonline. Wilhelmshavener Zeitung, June 14, 2012, accessed on December 4, 2014 .
  7. ^ Escalation in Libya. EU does not rule out military operations. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine. February 24, 2011, accessed December 4, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Largest German naval ship: “Berlin” set out for anti-pirate missions. In: Spiegel online. January 28, 2012, accessed December 4, 2014 .
  9. ↑ Press and Information Center Navy: Operation Atalanta: “Berlin” launched. In: Marine. Bundeswehr, July 1, 2014, accessed December 4, 2014 .
  10. ↑ The rescues of the "Hessen" and the "Berlin" in the Mediterranean. Bundeswehr, June 8, 2015, accessed on August 30, 2015 .
  11. ↑ Waiting for the next emergency call. German Navy in sea rescue operation. (No longer available online.) Tagesschau.de, May 13, 2015, archived from the original on May 13, 2015 ; accessed on May 13, 2015 .
  12. ^ Wilhelmshaven: Frigates are coming home. In: NDR 1 Lower Saxony. June 19, 2015, accessed June 23, 2015 .
  13. ^ Operation Sophia: "Berlin" is coming, "Werra" is going. Bundeswehr, October 15, 2015, accessed on December 10, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Axel Lier: Troop supplier "Berlin" saves refugees: BZ reporter was on board. BZ, January 20, 2016, accessed January 26, 2016 .
  15. ↑ German Navy rescues more than a hundred refugees from the Mediterranean . Article dated December 24, 2015 in the focus.de portal , accessed on December 25, 2015
  16. ↑ EUNAVFOR MED: Task force provider "Berlin" saves 245 people. Bundeswehr, January 22, 2016, accessed on January 26, 2016 .
  17. ↑ Ralph Gladitz: Escape to Europe: Rescue mission on the Mediterranean. BR, January 25, 2016, accessed January 26, 2016 .
  18. ↑ Dynamic Mercy 2016 - NATO SAR exercise off Heligoland. In: www.bundeswehr-journal.de. Retrieved June 3, 2020 .
  19. ↑ ag: Exercise Watch: BALTOPS - NATO & Friends demonstrate strength in the Baltic Sea: eyes straight ahead. In: augengeradeaus.net. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .