Frankenthal-class minehunter
Grömitz, already equipped with the MLG 27 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Operators | |
| Preceded by | Hameln-class minesweeper |
| Subclasses | |
| In commission | 1992–present |
| Planned | 12 |
| Completed | 12 |
| Active | 10 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Minehunter |
| Displacement | 650 t (640 long tons) |
| Length | 54.4 m (178 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 9.2 m (30 ft 2 in) |
| Draft | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
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| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 41 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
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The Type 332 Frankenthal-class minehunter is a class of German minehunters. The ships are built of non-magnetic steel. Hull, machinery and superstructure of this class is similar to the original Type 343 Hameln-class minesweeper, but the equipment differs. The class forms the 3 Minesweeper Squadron of German Navy. These function as Mine countermeasures vessels. Two of these vessels contribute to the two Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Groups SNMCG 1 and SNMCG 2.
Slightly modified Frankenthal-class minehunters are also operated by the Turkish Navy, where they are referred to as the A class. In the beginning of 2019, the Indonesian Navy ordered two minehunters based on a modified Frankenthal class, referred to as Pulau Fani class, with a length of 62 metres (203 ft 5 in).