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"Launching procedure commences for frigate F126 'Niedersachsen' at Peene shipyard"

On Monday, at 9:30 a.m., the laying of the keel for the first of four F126 class frigates will take place at the shipyard in Wolgast. Attending the ceremony will be Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius (SPD), Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Minister President Manuela Schwesig (SPD),...

A woman stands on the Baltic Sea beach and enjoys the view of the Baltic Sea.
A woman stands on the Baltic Sea beach and enjoys the view of the Baltic Sea.

Transferring goods by water - "Launching procedure commences for frigate F126 'Niedersachsen' at Peene shipyard"

The F126-class frigates are all set to become the biggest combat vessels in the German Navy. Damen Shipyards, a Dutch shipyard, is taking charge of constructing four of these 160-meter-plus-long ships in Wolgast, Kiel, and Hamburg. Blohm+Voss is also participating in this project. Interestingly, there's a possibility of adding two more frigates to the list.

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