Kulmbach-class mine hunters stationed at Kiel Naval Base
Class overview
Operators German Navy
Preceded byHameln class minesweeper
Built1999–2001
In commission1989-2016
Completed5
Retired5
General characteristics
Displacement635 tonnes
Length54.4 m (178 ft 6 in)
Beam9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught2.84 m (9 ft 4 in)
Propulsion
Speed18 knots
Complement37
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher (currently under procurement)
Armament

The Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German Navy ships. Built as Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers, they have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines.

List of ships

Pennant
number
Name Call
sign
commissioned decommissioned
M1091Kulmbach DRFUMay 23, 1990March 31, 2012
M1095ÜberherrnDRFSSeptember 19, 1989June 30, 2016
M1096PassauDRFJDecember 18, 1990September 27, 2013
M1097LaboeDRFKDecember 7, 1989March 28, 2012
M1099HertenDRFPMarch 26, 1991June 30, 2016

Notes: The listed commission dates are from their original commission as Type 343 boats since they were not formally recommissioned after their upgrade to Type 333 mine hunters.

The ships currently belong to the 3. Minensuchgeschwader (3rd Minesweeping Squadron) based in Kiel at the Baltic Sea.

References

  • "Minenjagdboot KULMBACH-Klasse". German Navy. Retrieved 5 August 2008.


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