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On Saturday, September 11th, 2021 at 10 am, the frigate “Lübeck” returned to her homeport after having traveled more than 22,900 nautical miles in the Mediterranean. At the beginning of May, the “Lübeck” untied the lines in Wilhelmshaven to join the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2) in the Aegean. “The crew had four demanding months behind them. Not…
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May 10, 2021 (Google Translation) – On Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 10 a.m., the frigate “Lübeck” will leave its home port Wilhelmshaven to join the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG 2). When it arrives in the Aegean Sea, it will replace the “Werra” tender, which will then begin its journey home to Kiel. “Against the background of the…
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June 4, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Friday, June 5, 2020 at 10 a.m., the frigate “Lübeck” under the command of frigate captain Mathias Rix (45) will arrive in Warnemünde and will be at the passenger quay until Sunday, June 7, 2020. Already on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020, the more than 5,000-ton ship and its crew of around 200 left…
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April 14, 2020 (Google Translation) – On Wednesday, April 15, 2020, the frigate “Lübeck” will return to the naval base Wilhelmshaven after almost two months. It was part of the multinational aircraft carrier association “Mission Foch” around the French aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle”. In the East Atlantic and the North Sea, the participating frigates, destroyers and supply ships had…
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NOTE: Since this was written, BNS Leopold I has left the group over COVID-19 March 20, 2020 (Google Translation) – Almost two months after the departure of the Foch mission from Toulon, the carrier strike group formed into Task Force 473 made a stopover in Brest, the city which saw the birth of the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. After…
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