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Sunday 17 September 2017

German minehunter (M1098) Siegburg 1987-


Den Helder, Netherlands 7-7-2017

Of the Ensdorf-class consisting of the Ensdorf, Auerbach/Overplatz, Hameln, Pegnitz and Siegburg preceded by the Hameln-class. Type 352 drone countermeasures craft control ship. Laid down at the Krögerwerft, Rendsburg, Germany on 13 October 1987, launched on 14 April 1989 and commissioned on 17 July 1990. Displacement 650 ton and as dimensions 54,0 x 9,20 x 2,84 metres or 178.5 x 30.2 x 9.4 feet. Speed 18 knots. Crew numbered 45 men. Able to take 60 mines with them. Original armament 2-4cm Bofors L70 dual purpose guns to be replaced by 2-2,7cm Mauser MLG27 remote-controlled auto cannons and FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles (MANPADS).