LKL Sūduvis (M52)

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M52 Suduvis ship.jpg
History
Germany
NameKoblenz (M1071)
NamesakeKoblenz
Builder, Bremen
Launched6 May 1957
Commissioned8 July 1958
Decommissioned1975
Refit1960–64, to Type 331 minehunter
Fatedonated to Lithuania, 1999
History
Lithuania
NameSūduvis (M52)
Acquired1999
Commissioned22 June 1999
StatusTurned into a museum ship.
General characteristics
Class and type Lindau-class minesweeper
Displacement395 t (389 long tons)
Length47.1 m (154 ft 6 in)
Beam8.3 m (27 ft 3 in)
Draught3.71 m (12 ft 2 in)
Propulsion2 x MTU 871 diesel engines
Speed16 knots (30 km/h)
Sensors and
processing systems
search sonar (193M)
Armament

LKL Sūduvis (M52) is a minehunter of the Lithuanian Naval Force. Built in West Germany in 1957 as Koblenz (M1071), a Lindau-class (or Type 320) minesweeper for the German Navy, she was upgraded to a Type 331 minehunter in the 1970s. Germany donated Koblenz to the Lithuanian Naval Force in 1999. The ship, renamed Sūduvis, formed the nucleus of the Lithuanian Naval Force's Squadron of Mine-hunters, which was established on 22 June 1999. The squadron was augmented in 2001 with the similar donation of sister ship Marburg, which became Kursis (M51).

References[]

  • "The Squadron of Mine-hunters". Lithuanian Armed Forces. Ministry of National Defence Republic of Lithuania. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  • "Koblenz (6124570)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 9 November 2009.



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