LKL Kuršis (M51)
 LKL Kursis (M51) | |
| History | |
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 Germany
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| Name: | Marburg (M1080) |
| Namesake: | Koblenz |
| Builder: | Burmester Werft, Bremen |
| Launched: | 4 August 1958 |
| Commissioned: | 11 June 1959 |
| Decommissioned: | 1976 |
| Refit: | 1960–64, to Type 331 minehunter |
| Fate: | donated to Lithuania, 2001 |
| History | |
 Lithuania
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| Name: | Kursis (M51) |
| Acquired: | 2001 |
| Commissioned: | 27 April 2001 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2016 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Lindau-class minesweeper |
| Displacement: | 395 t (389 long tons) |
| Length: | 47.1 m (154 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: | 8.3 m (27 ft 3 in) |
| Draught: | 3.71 m (12 ft 2 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 x MTU 871 diesel engines |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | search sonar (193M) |
| Armament: |
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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).
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. (subscription required (help)).
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