The Ensdorf class is a German Type 352 mine-countermeasure vessel class rebuilt from Hameln-class hulls into drone-control boats for the Troika Plus mine-sweeping system. Its service history centers on controlling Seehund unmanned surface sweep boats, mine-countermeasure support to German and multinational naval tasks, and a later Bundeswehr role as training, recruiting, and command-support vessels.
German Navy press releases document the Type 352 boat Ensdorf deploying with UNIFIL off Lebanon in 2007 and departing again in 2011 with Passau. The sourced mission role was maritime surveillance, arms-smuggling prevention, and support to Lebanese naval capacity rather than confirmed combat or mine-clearance action.
The Ensdorf class was not just a conventional sweeper. Its Type 352 role made the vessel a control platform for remote mine-sweeping craft, while the remaining German Navy boats now serve mainly as training, recruiting, and command-support platforms.
The Seehund boats operate away from the control vessel and imitate ship acoustic and magnetic signatures to trigger mines at a safer distance.
Specialist references describe the class using Seefuchs expendable mine-disposal drones after sonar detection of mines.
Bundeswehr material identifies Pegnitz and Siegburg as the two remaining Ensdorf-class boats, used for recruiting cruises and as command platforms when required.
The ship's armament list includes two Fliegerfaust 2 launchers from 2000 onward.
| Carried item | Item type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Short-range air-defense launcher | The M 1094 Ensdorf chronology lists two Fliegerfaust 2 launchers in the ship's armament from 2000 onward. |
The ship's armament list includes a 27 mm MLG 27 from 2000 onward.
| Carried item | Item type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Remote-controlled naval gun | The M 1094 Ensdorf chronology lists a 27 mm MLG 27 in the ship's armament from 2000 onward. |
The lead ship Ensdorf was launched at Lürssen in Vegesack before entering German Navy service the following year.
Sources: M 1094 Ensdorf - Das Historische Marinearchiv
Ensdorf entered service with the 5th Minesweeper Squadron as a mine warfare ship of Class 343.
Sources: M 1094 Ensdorf - Das Historische Marinearchiv
Ensdorf's conversion from Type 343 mine warfare ship to Type 352 Hohlstablenkboot was completed, turning the class into Troika Plus drone-control vessels.
Sources: M 1094 Ensdorf - Das Historische Marinearchiv
The German Navy press office said Ensdorf and Kulmbach had served since mid-May 2007 with the multinational UNIFIL maritime force off Lebanon.
Sources: KULMBACH und ENSDORF zurück aus dem Auslandseinsatz - Presseportal
Ensdorf departed Kiel with Passau for another UNIFIL maritime deployment off Lebanon, joining the multinational force after transit stops in Europe.
Sources: Doppelter Einsatz vor dem Libanon - Marineboote aus Kiel im UNIFIL-Einsatz (mit Bild) | Presseportal
