Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (F 218)

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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (F 218)
Brandenburg class
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the German Bight 2004
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the German Bight 2004
Overview
Type frigate
Shipyard

Bremer Vulkan Werft und Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Bremen

Keel laying November 23, 1993
Launch February 23, 1995
Namesake State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Commissioning December 6, 1996
home port Wilhelmshaven
Technical specifications
See: Frigate F123
Callsign / identifier

DRAK / F 218

Insinuation

2nd frigate squadron

Coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (great) .svg

The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is a type F123 frigate of the German Navy , also known as the Brandenburg class. It is the fourth unit in this class and named after the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .

history

The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was just like her three sister ships to replace the outdated destroyer of Class 101 / 101A (Hamburg class) designed as multi-purpose frigate and built. The ship was laid down at the Bremer Vulkan shipyard in 1993 and was launched in February 1995. The godmother was Annemarie Seite, the wife of the then Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Berndt Seite . After testing the ship, it was put into service on December 6, 1996. It was initially assigned to the 6th frigate squadron and, after regrouping in 2006, to the 2nd frigate squadron in Wilhelmshaven.

The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was after the German reunification , the second newbuilding of the Navy, who was baptized in the name of an East German state. The naming is thus in the tradition of larger German naval units, which are named after federal states or cities.

1999 Participation in the DESEX training trip in 1999 with a tour of South America.

In 2002 Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania took part in the five-month training trip DESEX 2002 with visits to ports in Souda Bay on Crete, Karachi (Pakistan), Mormugao and Cochin (India), Manila (Philippines), Quingdao (China), Inchon (South Korea), Tokyo ( Japan) and Málaga in Spain. Visit of the Japanese imperial couple at the reception given on board by the German Federal President Johannes Rau in Tokyo. On the way back, participation in a missile shooting off Crete.

On February 11, 2014, the left Mecklenburg-Vorpommern together with the frigate Hamburg , Augsburg , the Corvette Oldenburg and the combat support Frankfurt their home port of Wilhelmshaven ( naval base Heppenser Groden ) to the annual operations and training Association (EAV) attend the Navy. Until the end of the EAV on June 20, 2014 in Kiel, she took part in several maneuvers between the Arctic Circle and the equator. Thirteen ports in nine countries should be called.

In December 2015 the ship was awarded the flag ribbon of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. This was done by the Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Erwin Sellering in Rostock-Warnemünde.

Calls

The frigate Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has so far participated in numerous missions during its service life:

  • 1998 Participation in the Standing Naval Force Atlantic (SNFL)
  • 2000 Participation in the Standing Naval Force Atlantic (SNFL)
  • 2002/2003 Six-month assignment on Operation Enduring Freedom in the Horn of Africa
  • November 2004 to April 2005 second assignment with Enduring Freedom. Flagship for Flotilla Admiral Henning Hoops as leader of the CTF 150.
  • From November 2005 to May 2006 participation in the Standing Maritime Group 1 ( SNMG 1), the frigate was also the flagship of the association until the end of January 2006 under the leadership of the German flotilla admiral Wolfgang Kalähne and his international staff. At the same time, the SNMG 1 was involved in Operation Active Endeavor .
  • 2006 as the flagship for Flotilla Admiral Andreas Krause as leader of the Maritime Task Force UNIFIL off the Lebanese coast.
  • From November 2008 to May 2009, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was deployed to the Horn of Africa for the third time as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. From January to April she served CTF Flotilla Admiral Rainer Brinkmann as the flagship of Combined Task Force 150. In November 2008, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania helped two merchant ships to ward off pirates.
  • On August 16, 2016, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania left Wilhelmshaven to take part in the EUNAVFOR-MED mission in the Mediterranean from mid-September . On December 23, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania returned from this mission to its home port of Wilhelmshaven. On the march back, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was also involved in NATO's Operation Sea Guardian for a few days .
  • On August 7, 2017, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania left Wilhelmshaven again to participate again in the EUNAVFOR-MED mission in the Mediterranean. On August 16, 2017, the frigate took over the mission of the tender Rhine in the Mediterranean in the Sicilian port of Augusta . At the same time, the command of the contingent was handed over from Corvette Captain Marco Reinisch to Frigate Captain Christian Schultze, the commander of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania . On September 13, 2017, the frigate rescued 134 people from distress at sea. On October 25, the frigate rescued 158 people from distress, and on November 2, 2017, another 323 people. A woman from Nigeria gave birth to a boy on board on November 3, 2017, with the help of the ship's doctor team . According to media reports, on November 1, 2017, a patrol boat of the Libyan coast guard carried out an aggressive sea maneuver in the immediate vicinity of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ; the head of the Libyan coast guard, Commodore Abdalh Toumia, later apologized. In mid-January 2018 , after five months in the operational area and a total of 700 people rescued , the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was replaced by the frigate Sachsen . On January 26, 2018, the frigate returned to its home port after having covered 29,000 nautical miles in this mission.

Marine casualties

On the Kiel Canal near Schülp b. In Rendsburg, the frigate collided on December 9, 2015 with the container ship Nordic Bremen of the type SSW Super 1000 sailing under the Cypriot flag . The frigate's bow was badly damaged.

Commanders

No. Surname Beginning of the term of office Term expires
1. Frigate Captain Martin Klüver January 1996 April 1998
2. Frigate Captain Michael Dirks April 1998 January 2000
3. Frigate Captain Frank Quantity January 2000 March 2002
4th Frigate Captain Michael Budde March 2002 April 2004
5. Frigate Captain Eckardt Menzel April 2004 June 2006
6th Frigate Captain Ulrich Reineke June 2006 May 2008
7th Frigate Captain Kay-Achim Schönbach May 2008 April 2010
8th. Frigate Captain Gero Demme April 2010 July 2013
9. Frigate Captain Sven Beck July 2013 August 2015
10. Frigate Captain Christian Schultze August 2015 September 2018
11 Frigate Captain Torben Juergensen September 2018 June 2020
12 Frigate Captain Hendrik Wißler June 2020

Web links

Commons : Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (F 218)  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Annemarie Seite: Word of greeting from the godmother. (PDF; 1.7 MB) In: 10 years of the frigate Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Verlag Dietmar Fölbach, July 2007, p. 5 , accessed on October 26, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Press and Information Center Marine: Operation and Training Association in 2014 set to sea. Bundeswehr, February 11, 2014, archived from the original on February 15, 2015 ; accessed on March 2, 2014 .
  3. ↑ The frigate has been awarded a flag ribbon. NDR Online, December 7, 2015, accessed July 18, 2016 .
  4. ^ History. In: marine.de. Retrieved October 30, 2016 .
  5. ^ Mission to Lebanon: Frigates "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania" and "Karlsruhe" are getting ready. In: Spiegel Online. August 31, 2006, accessed July 18, 2016 .
  6. ↑ Frank Ilse: "Do it well" - Farewell with sadness and a little pride. In: Abendblatt.de. Retrieved October 30, 2016 .
  7. ↑ German frigate becomes lead ship in the Horn of Africa. In: presseportal.de. Marine Press and Information Center, October 29, 2008, accessed October 26, 2016 .
  8. ^ Frank Bötel: Pirate attacks: frigate provides emergency aid. Operational Command, December 13, 2008, accessed July 18, 2016 .
  9. ↑ After the training in the mission - the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" leaves home port. In: marine.de. Retrieved August 24, 2016 .
  10. ↑ The “Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania” frigate returns from operation before Christmas. Accessed December 31, 2016 .
  11. ^ Frigate "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania" fighting against smuggling networks. In: press portal. August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017 .
  12. ↑ Not a beginner in the Mediterranean: Frigate “Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania” in action again. August 17, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
  13. ^ Operation Sophia: Frigate "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania" rescues 134 people from distress at sea. September 14, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
  14. ^ Rescue at sea in the Mediterranean - work for the "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania". October 25, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
  15. ^ Operation Sophia: Birth on the frigate "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania". November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017 .
  16. ^ Matthias Gebauer: Provocation against Bundeswehr ship: Libya apologizes for aggressive sea maneuvers. In: Spiegel Online. November 25, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017 .
  17. ^ Frigate "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania" returned from the Mediterranean. In: www.marine.de. German Navy, January 26, 2018, accessed April 7, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Frigate badly damaged after collision. NDR Online, December 9, 2015, accessed December 9, 2015 .
  19. ↑ "The heart in the right place". In: wzonline.de. Wilhelmshavener Zeitung, accessed on October 30, 2016 .
  20. ↑ Change of command on the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". In: Competence Site. Retrieved October 30, 2016 .
  21. ^ "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania" under new command. In: marine.de. Marine Press and Information Center, July 4, 2013, accessed October 25, 2016 .
  22. ↑ Change of command on the frigate "Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". In: presseportal.de. Marine Press and Information Center, August 24, 2015, accessed October 26, 2016 .
  23. ↑ a b New "Kap'tän" on the bridge of the frigate "Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania". June 29, 2020, accessed July 2, 2020 .