When was the navy that was donated the LKL "Kursis" (M51) by Germany established?
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LKL Kuršis (M51) LKL "Kursis" (M51) is a minehunter of the Lithuanian Naval Force. Built in West Germany in 1958 as "Marburg" (M1080), a "Lindau"-class (or Type 320) minesweeper for the German Navy, she was upgraded to a Type 331 minehunter in the 1970s. Germany donated "Marburg" in 2001 to the Lithuanian Naval Force, which renamed the ship "Kursis". The vessel augmented the Squadron of Mine-hunters, which had been established in 1999 with the similar donation of sister ship "Koblenz", which became "Sūduvis" (M52) .
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Lithuanian Naval Force The Lithuanian Navy is the naval arm of the Lithuanian Armed Forces. Though formally established on 1 August 1935 its roots stretch back as far as naval engagements on the Baltic Sea in the Medieval period. Lithuanian naval units saw some service with Soviet naval forces during World War II, and the navy has been re-established in its own right and continues to expand since Lithuania's independence in 1990.
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German submarine U-48 (1939) German submarine "U-48" was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II, and the most successful that was commissioned. During her two years of active service, "U-48" sank 55 ships for a total of 321,000 tons; she also damaged two more for a total of 12,000 tons over twelve war patrols conducted during the opening stages of the Battle of the Atlantic.
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U-50-class submarine The "U-50" class was a class of four ocean-going submarines or U-boats planned for the Austro-Hungarian Navy (German: "Kaiserliche und Königliche Kriegsmarine "or" K.u.K. Kriegsmarine" ) during World War I. The design of the boats was based on the Project 835 design purchased from the German firm of Germaniawerft in July 1915. The Navy authorized Ganz Danubius to begin construction of the submarines in Fiume in February 1916. Only two of the planned four boats were laid down, but neither were ever launched or completed. The two incomplete submarines were scrapped after the war ended.
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MV Empire Windrush HMT "Empire Windrush, originally MV "Monte Rosa, was a passenger liner and cruise ship launched in Germany in 1930. During the 1930s, she operated as a German cruise ship under the name "Monte Rosa". During World War II, she was operated by the German navy as a troopship. She was acquired by the United Kingdom as a prize of war at the end of the war and renamed "Empire Windrush". In British service, she continued to be used mainly as a troopship until March 1954, when the vessel caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean Sea with the loss of four crew.
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German submarine U-31 (1936) German submarine "U-31" was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. She was laid down on 1 March 1936 as yard number 912, launched on 25 September and commissioned on 28 December 1936.
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German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran The German auxiliary cruiser Kormoran" (HSK-8) was a "Kriegsmarine" (German navy) merchant raider of World War II. Originally the merchant vessel Steiermark", the ship was acquired by the navy following the outbreak of war for conversion into a raider. Administered under the designation "Schiff 41", to the Allied navies she was known as "Raider G." The largest merchant raider operated by Germany during World War II, "Kormoran" was responsible for the destruction of 10 merchant vessels and the capture of an 11th during her year-long career in the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
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German submarine U-35 (1936) German submarine "U-35" was a Type VIIA U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine". She was built three years before the start of World War II. The submarine was laid down on 2 March 1936 by Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft at Kiel, launched on 24 September 1936, and commissioned on 3 November that year under the command of "Kapitänleutnant" ("Kptlt.") Klaus Ewerth. The U-boat was featured on the cover of "Life" magazine on 16 October 1939, as in the days preceding, it "courteously" rescued all the sailors of a Greek ship that it was about to sink.
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SM U-117 SM "U-117" was a Type UE II long-range minelayer submarine of the Imperial German Navy. She was laid down in 1917, at Hamburg, Germany, by Aktiengesellschaft Vulcan and launched on 10 December 1917. She was commissioned in the Imperial German Navy on 28 March 1918, with "Kapitänleutnant" Otto Dröscher in command. After shakedown, "U-117" was posted to the "U-Kreuzer Verband" (submarine cruiser unit) on 1 June 1918. Over the next five weeks, she completed fitting out at Kiel.
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German Navy The German Navy (German: Deutsche Marine or simply German: Marine —   ) is the navy of Germany and part of the unified "Bundeswehr" ("Federal Defense"), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the "Bundesmarine" ("Federal Navy") from 1956 until 1995 when "Deutsche Marine" ("German Navy") became the official name with respect to the 1990 incorporation of the East German "Volksmarine" ("People's Navy"). It is deeply integrated into the NATO alliance. Its primary mission is protection of Germany's territorial waters and maritime infrastructure as well as sea lines of communication. Apart from this, the German Navy participates in peacekeeping operations, and renders humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. They also participate in Anti-Piracy operations.
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Henschel Hs 294 The Henschel Hs 294 was a guided air-to-sea missile developed by Germany during World War II, in 1943. It was a further development of the Henschel Hs 293, but was of an elongated, more streamlined shape. When launched from an aircraft, it was guided to its target with the same "Kehl-Straßburg" remote control system as both the Hs 293 and unpowered Fritz X armored PGM systems used for their MCLOS guidance needs. Just before it reached its target, it was guided into the water, whereupon its wings would break off, then it then would run like a torpedo, propelled by its remaining kinetic energy; it would explode below the water line of the vessel. The proximity fuze was that of a regular German torpedo.
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HMAS Commonwealth HMAS "Commonwealth" is a former Royal Australian Navy shore base located in Kure, Hiroshima in Japan. The base had been run by the British as HMS "Commonwealth", and was renamed HMAS "Commonwealth" on 1 October 1948. It ceased operation in June 1950, at which time the base was transferred to Japanese control. HMAS "Commonwealth" (Establishment) was transferred to Korea on 28 April 1952, where it continued until 19 April 1956.
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German submarine U-530 German submarine "U-530" was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down at the Deutsche Werft in Hamburg on 8 December 1941 as yard number 345, launched on 28 July 1942 and commissioned on 14 October 1942 with "Kapitänleutnant" Kurt Lange in command, who led her in six patrols. Lange was replaced in January 1945 by "Oberleutnant zur See" Otto Wermuth, who led her escape to Argentina after Germany's surrender. The submarine's voyage to Argentina led to many legends, apocryphal stories, and conspiracy theories that together with "U-977" it had transported escaping Nazi leaders and/or Nazi gold to South America, or even that it would be involved in the sinking of Brazilian cruiser "Bahia" as the last act of the Battle of the Atlantic.
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Type 41 class patrol boat The "Type 41" Class was a type of patrol boats of the Military of Switzerland, commissioned during the Second World War to patrol the border lakes of Switzerland. The class comprised nine units, commissioned between 1941 and 1944 in three series: "Thun" and "Brienz" in December 1941, "Sargans", "Schwyz" and "Unterwalden" in July 1943, and "Spiez", "Bönigen" and "Brunnen" in April 1944; Furthermore, the prototype "Uri" was also commissioned. They remained in service until late 1983, when they were replaced by the more modern Type 80 ("Aquarius" class). In 1962, the units of the class were upgraded with an electric generator, radars and radios, and had their armament upgraded: the Type 41 anti-tank rifle at the bow was replaced by a 20mm autocannon, and the twin anti-air MG 38 machine guns at the stern were replaced by an MG 51 machine gun.
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Prussian Navy The Prussian Navy (German: "Preußische Marine"), was the naval force of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was created from the former Brandenburg Navy, following the elevation of the Duke of Prussia to King in Prussia in 1701. At that time, Brandenburg and Prussia formed a double state ruled in personal union by the House of Hohenzollern. The Prussian Navy existed, without any long interruption, until the founding of the North German Confederation in 1867, at which point the Prussian Navy was absorbed into the North German Federal Navy.
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German submarine U-2525 German submarine "U-2525" was a Type XXI U-boat (one of the ""Elektroboote"") of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine", built for service in World War II. She was ordered on 6 November 1943, and was laid down on 13 September 1944 at the Blohm & Voss yard at Hamburg, as yard number 2525. She was launched on 30 October 1944, and commissioned under the command of "Kapitänleutnant" Paul-Friedrich Otto, on 12 December 1944.
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German submarine U-50 (1939) German submarine "U-50" was a Type VIIB U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" during World War II. Ordered on 21 November 1936, she was laid down as yard number 585 at the yards of Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft AG in Kiel on 3 November 1938. She was launched on 1 November 1939 and commissioned on 12 December 1939 by "Kapitänleutnant" ("Kptlt.") Max-Hermann Bauer, who was the sole commander of the boat. In her short career she conducted only two patrols, both as part of the 7th U-boat Flotilla. In this time she succeeded in sinking four ships, totalling  gross register tons (GRT) .
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Kaiserliche Werft Danzig Kaiserliche Werft Danzig was a German shipbuilding company founded in 1852 as "Königliche Werft Danzig" and renamed "Kaiserliche Werft" after the proclamation of the German Empire in 1871. Together with Kaiserliche Werft Kiel and Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven it was one of three shipyards responsible for maintenance, repair and construction of warships for the Imperial German Navy. "Kaiserliche Werft Danzig" closed in 1918 after the end of World War I, but soon opened when Danziger Werft was founded on its site in 1919.
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ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems of Germany (often abbreviated TKMS) is a group and holding company of providers of naval vessels, surface ships and submarines. It was founded when large industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp acquired Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft on January 5, 2005.
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Victory-class corvette The Victory class missile corvettes are multi-purpose ships based on the MGB 62 design by Germany's Lürssen shipyard for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The six ships were commissioned between 1990 and 1991 and form the 188 Squadron of the RSN.
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German submarine U-866 German submarine "U-866" was a Type IXC/40 U-boat of Nazi Germany's "Kriegsmarine" built for service during the Second World War. She was ordered on 25 August 1941, laid down in Bremen, Germany on 23 January 1943 and launched on 29 July 1943. She had three patrols, her first training patrol in 1943, and then two patrols in 1944.
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Royal Yugoslav Navy The Royal Yugoslav Navy ( Кpaљeвcкa југословенска ратна морнарица, КЈРМ) was the navy of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and existed between 1921 and 1945. It was brought into existence as the navy of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and initially consisted of a few former Austro-Hungarian Navy vessels surrendered at the conclusion of World War I and transferred to the new nation state in 1921 under the terms of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The only modern sea-going warships transferred to the new state were twelve steam-powered torpedo boats, although it did receive four capable river monitors for use on the Danube and other large rivers. Significant new acquisitions began in 1926 with a former German light cruiser, followed by the commissioning of two motor torpedo boats (MTBs) and a small submarine flotilla over the next few years. When the name of the state was changed to Yugoslavia in 1929, the name of its navy was changed to reflect this. In the late 1920s, several of the original vessels were discarded.