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Kondor-class minesweeper

Kondor-class minesweeper

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The Project 89 minesweeper, also known as the Kondor class, was a class of minesweepers designed in the German Democratic Republic which was given the NATO designation of "Kondor". There were three versions, namely, the prototype unit, Project 89.0; the first version, Project 89.1 (NATO designation: Kondor I); and the second version, Project 89.2 (NATO designation: Kondor II).

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Ships in class

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Foreign service

Cape Verde

The Kondor I vessel Kuhlungsborn was used by the German Coast Guard. In 1998 it was transferred to Cape Verde and was renamed Vigilante carrying the pennant number P 521.[1] It is still in service.

Estonia

The Kondor I vessels Komet and Meteor were transferred to Estonia as Vambola and Sulev in 1994. Sulev was scrapped in 2000 while Vambola remains laid up awaiting to be scrapped.

Indonesia

Nine Kondor II vessels were transferred to Indonesia around 1994. Six of the vessels are still in active service. KRI Kala Hitam (828) (ex-Sömmerda) and KRI Kelabang (826) (ex-Zerbst) were converted into patrol vessels due to minehunting equipment failures.[2] KRI Pulau Rote (721) (ex-Wolgast) was decommissioned on 28 August 2019.[3] KRI Pulau Rempang (729) (ex-Grimma) was decommissioned on 15 October 2021.[4] KRI Pulau Romang (723) (ex-Pritzwalk) was decommissioned on 6 February 2024.[5]

Latvia

Two Kondor II vessels were transferred to Latvia in 1992 and were renamed Viesturs and Imanta. They were used as minehunters until they decommissioned in 2008.

Malta

The wreck of P29 (ex-Boltenhagen)

Two Kondor I vessels, Ueckermünde and Pasewalk, were sold to Malta in 1992, where they were given the pennant numbers P30 and P31. A third ship, Boltenhagen, was also sold in 1997 and it was given the pennant number P29. The three vessels served with the Offshore Command of the Maritime Squadron of the AFM until they were decommissioned in 2004 and were replaced by more modern patrol boats. P29 was scuttled as an artificial diving site off Ċirkewwa in 2007,[6] while P31 followed being sunk off Comino in 2009.[7] As of 2013, P30 was laid up at Cassar Ship Repair Yard, Marsa.[8]

Tunisia

Five Kondor I minesweepers were transferred to the Tunisian Navy as coastal patrol craft according to Jane's Fighting Ships for 1999-2000.[9] Today only one is still in service.

ROU Temerario moored at Montevideo in 2024

Uruguay

The Kondor II vessels Riesa, Eilenburg, Bernau and Eisleben were transferred to Uruguay and renamed Temerario, Valiente, Fortuna and Audaz on 11 October 1991. Valiente was rammed by the Panamian freighter Skyros on 5 August 2000 and was torn in half with 8 sailors killed and 3 missing.[10] Fortuna was scrapped and the other two are still in service.

References

  1. [1]
    JFS 1999-2000 p.102
  2. [2]
    "Kondor Class: Penyapu Ranjau TNI AL dari Era Perang Dingin – Indomiliter.com". www.indomiliter.com. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-11.
  3. [3]
    "KAPUSHIDROSAL PIMPIN UPACARA PENGHAPUSAN KRI PULAU ROTE-721". www.pushidrosal.id. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  4. [4]
    Subdispen, Pushidrosal (15 October 2021). "KRI PULAU REMPANG-729 AKHIRI MASA PENGABDIANNYA DI TNI AL". www.pushidrosal.id. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  5. [5]
    "Penyerahan Lonceng Kapal, Tandai Purna Tugas Unsur TNI AL KRI Pulau Romang-723" [Handover of Ship Bells, Marking the Retirement of TNI AL Elements KRI Pulau Romang-723]. Tentara Nasional Indonesia (in Indonesian). 7 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Another wreck off Cirkewwa". Times of Malta. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Malta's newly scuttled wreck – The ex-Pasewalk P31 Patrol Boat". Oxygene Malta. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  8. [8]
    Dalli, Lawrence. "Filming Marine Units". Malta Ship Photos. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. [9]
    JFS 1999-2000 p.718
  10. [10]
    "El bagayo del barreminas "Valiente"". El Muerto. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

Further reading

  • Hans Mehl, Knut Schäfer (2004). Die Seestreitkräfte der NVA (in German). Stuttgart: Motorbuchverlag. ISBN 3-61302406-3.
  • ((East German Navy: German naval forces during the Cold War)), Volksmarine der DDR: Deutsche Seestreitkräfte im Kalten Krieg. 1999. by Friedrich Elchlepp, Walter Jablonsky, Fritz Minow, Manfred Röseberg. 360 pages. Verlag E.S. Mittler & Sohn, Hamburg-Berlin-Bonn. ISBN 3-8132-0587-8 paperback, ISBN 3-8132-0715-3 other. On page 231, "Verbleib der Schiffe und Boote nach Auflösung der VM" ((fate of ships after dissolution of the volksmarine)) ... Uruguay is listed as acquiring three Kondor-II class minesweepers.
  • ((Ships and Boats of the East German Navy)), Schiffe und Boote der Volksmarine der DDR, by Manfred Röseberg, ISBN 3-935319-82-7, Ingo Koch Verlag Rostock, 2002
  • ((The other German Navy)), Die andere deutsche Marine, by H.Mehl / K.Schäfer, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, ISBN 3-613-01675-3
  • ((Military Tech series: Minesweepers and Ramming-ships)), Heft Minensuch- und Räumschiffe, Reihe Militärtechnische Hefte, by Bernd Oesterle, 1983, Militärverlag der DDR, Berlin
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