The S63 Geier (P6113) was a speedboat of the German Navy and belongs to the Albatros class . It was put into service on June 2, 1976 as the second boat in this class of ten boats. The boat was built at the Lürssen shipyard and after its commissioning it was subordinated to the 2nd Schnellbootgeschwader in Olpenitz .
In 1994 it was relocated with its squadron to Warnemünde and took part in various exercises in the Mediterranean in the same year and next year. From September to December 2003 Geier took part in the NATO operation "Active Endeavor" in the Strait of Gibraltar. There, merchant ships (mainly British and American ships loaded with military equipment) were escorted to protect them from terrorist attacks. In 2004, the boat took part in further exercises with foreign units, including in the Mediterranean and the Baltic Sea.
Since October 2004 the boat has been commanded by Kapitänleutnant Werner and after almost 30 years of service it was decommissioned on September 29, 2005 and sold to the Tunisian Navy . It is used there under the name Himilcon .
Web links
S63 Geier Website of the veterans' association of the missile speedboat S63 Geier
Section S63 Geier of the association for the promotion of partnership relationships of the city of Herne eV
