Ensdorf class mine-countermeasure vessel

Service And Conflict Use

1. Dec 8, 1989

   Ensdorf launched

   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

2. Sep 25, 1990

   Lead ship commissioned

   Ensdorf entered service with the 5th Minesweeper Squadron as a mine warfare ship of Class 343.

   Sources: M 1094 Ensdorf - Das Historische Marinearchiv

3. Sep 7, 2000

   Type 352 conversion completed

   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

4. Sep 16, 2011

   UNIFIL deployment in 2011

   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

Ensdorf class mine-countermeasure vessel Images

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