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24-929: Mürwik is also known for the sail training ship Gorch Fock of the Naval Academy Mürwik and for the database of traffic violators of Germany ( Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt , often short: KBA ). Some of the most affluent areas in Flensburg are located in Mürwik. Mürwik includes five districts: Fruerlund, also a community of Flensburg, is also often counted as part of the Mürwik community. Other names for areas in Mürwik, which are located in its districts are: Cäcilienschlucht ( Cäcilien-Chine ), Blocksberg ( Blockula ), old village Engelsby, Fahrensodde (Danish: Farnæsodde ), Sonwik, Twedter Holz (Twedter Holt), Twedter Feld (Twedter Field), Twedter Mark, Waldsiedlung Tremmerup (Wood-settlement Tremmerup), and Waldeshöh (Wood-Highness). Mürwiks centrum

48-487: A first cost estimate of 9.6 million euro. With the discovery of more problems the estimate was stepwise raised to 64.5 million euro within a year. Despite concerns about the rising costs the Ministry of Defense approved a continuation of the repairs. In 2017 it was determined that the amount of work required was much greater; this included the almost complete replacement of the hull plating, renewal of decks and refurbishment of

72-523: A new auxiliary engine, a six cylinder diesel engine producing 1,220 kW (1660  hp ), giving the ship a top speed of 13.7 knots (25.4 km/h; 15.8 mph) under power. The interior has also been modified multiple times; technological advances made it possible to reduce the size of the galley and enlarge the crew quarters. In November 2015 the ship was brought to the German shipyard Elsflether Werft at Bremerhaven because of hull problems with

96-562: A slash, e.g. 123/02 for the frigate F216 Schleswig-Holstein , second ship of the Type 123 Brandenburg class . Type numbers 250–299 are not assigned. Type numbers 380–389 Netzleger und Netzleichter (net layers and net lighters) were cancelled projects. This category was formally not used. Small NVA combatants were assigned here. This range of Type numbers is not allocated. 920–929 Sportboote ( yachts ) are unassigned. Type numbers 966–999 are not allocated. After

120-628: A training ship since 1958. Since she has been commissioned, more than 14,500 cadets have been trained on the Gorch Fock . The Gorch Fock participates in sailing parades and Tall Ships' Races, where she is in amicable rivalry with the Italian vessel Amerigo Vespucci . Other ships of the same class include the USCGC Eagle , Sagres , Gorch Fock (1933) and Mircea . The Gorch Fock can host up to 350 passengers on board. In 1987–88, she sailed around

144-622: A very safe ship: she had a righting moment large enough to bring her back into the upright position even when heeling over to nearly 90 ° . Nevertheless some last-minute changes to the design were made in response to the Pamir disaster in 1957, especially concerning the strength of the body and the bulkheads as well as the lifesaving equipment, including the lifeboats . The new ship was built by Blohm & Voss in Hamburg , launched on 23 August 1958, and commissioned on 17 December of that year. Her home port

168-493: Is Kiel . The Gorch Fock is a three-masted barque with a steel hull 81.2 m (266 ft) long (without the bowsprit ) and 12 m (40 ft) wide. She has a draught of some 5.2 m (17 ft) and a displacement at full load of 1760  tons . Originally, she carried 1,952 m (21,010 sq ft) of canvas sails; later, she received slightly larger sails made of synthetic materials. The tops of her fore and main masts can be lowered so that she can navigate

192-565: Is a tall ship of the German Navy ( Deutsche Marine ), built in 1958 as a replacement for the original Gorch Fock built in 1933 which was taken as war reparations by the Soviet Union after World War II, renamed Tovarishch, and returned to Germany in 2003. Both ships are named in honour of the German writer Johann Kinau who wrote under the pseudonym "Gorch Fock" and died in the battle of Jutland/Skagerrak in 1916. The modern-day Gorch Fock

216-560: Is the Twedter Plack. The highest hill of Mürwik is the Berg beim Eichenkratt . The Bunkerberg , a hill over a bunker beside the KBA, is overgrown by trees. 54°48′40″N 9°27′38″E  /  54.8111°N 9.4606°E  / 54.8111; 9.4606 This Schleswig-Holstein location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gorch Fock (1958) The Gorch Fock

240-515: The German Navy (navy of reunited Germany ). Some projects, that were not built or future designs are also present. The post-war navy of western Germany introduced a three digit code system to designate every class of vessel they ordered to design or acquired from foreign nations. Even some classes that were only built for export got such codes, most prominently the Type 209 submarine . After reunification

264-466: The Gorch Fock took to sea for the first time in six years for its first trial run after its extensive renovations. On 30 September 2021 the Gorch Fock will be returned to the German navy. The ship's figurehead was designed by Heinrich Schroeteler , a former World War II U-boat commander. The figurehead has been replaced on several occasions: The Gorch Fock has been in German Navy service as

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288-579: The Kiel Canal , otherwise she would be too tall for some of the bridges spanning the canal. Officially Gorch Fock is a Type 441 class naval ship with the NATO pennant number A60 . Her international radio call sign is DRAX . Over the years, various modernizations have been applied to the ship. She was fitted with air conditioning , the asbestos used originally was removed and replaced by less dangerous materials in 1991, and in that year she also received

312-484: The NATO Phonetic Alphabet , e.g. class 206 alpha for the upgraded Type 206 submarine . The codes are grouped with a two-level categorization, the first digit defines the first category. Categories are usually further subdivided in blocks. In each block of type codes, the numbers were assigned chronologically for designed types. Classes acquired from foreign nation or from World War II were given numbers near

336-511: The North Sea on 3 September 2008. On 7 November 2010, an officer-candidate perished when she fell from the rigging. The accident happened during an exercise while the ship was moored in the port of Salvador da Bahia (Brazil). In the aftermath of the latest accident, naval cadets refused to climb the rigging (the highest position on the main mast being 45 metres or 148 feet), and four of them were subsequently accused of "inciting rebellion". This

360-648: The Allies, so the West German Bundesmarine decided in 1957 to have a new training vessel built following the plans for the original Gorch Fock of 1933 which by that time was owned by the Soviets, and renamed to Tovarishch . The new ship was a modernized repeat of the Albert Leo Schlageter , a slightly modified sister ship of the previous Gorch Fock . The 1933 Gorch Fock had already been designed to be

384-447: The German Navy kept the system, codes for ships from the former forces of East Germany ( Volksmarine ) were added. (See #Former NVA units ). The code is sometimes prefixed with a letter according to the category of the ships, e.g.: Upgrades to the design or major refits of already built ships are marked with a postfixed letter, beginning with A for the first modification. This letter is usually spoken and sometimes written according to

408-442: The end of their block. Sometimes a block is further divided, e.g. Types 120–139 have apparently been split in frigates (120–129) and corvettes (130–139) with the upcoming Type 130 corvette. The type codes starting with 0 are not used, and also the digit 0 is skipped at the start of a category, i.e. codes 000–099, 100, 200… are not used. Individual ships in a class are designated with two digit number following

432-533: The engine with a cost estimated at 135 million euro. In January 2018 repairs were stopped while a review was carried out by the Ministry of Defence , including consideration of replacing Gorch Fock with a new vessel. In March 2018 it was announced that the project would continue, noting that a new vessel could not be delivered until 2025, and that the existing vessel would re-enter service in 2019. However, in January 2019

456-571: The ship was reported to be in a "completely dismantled" state. A review by the Bundesrechnungshof (Federal Audit Office) was sharply critical of the procurement process by the Ministry of Defense. Also, at the end of January 2019, the executive board and the board of directors of the shipyard were released of their duty. While the Gorch Fock is under repair the Romanian sister ship Mircea has been used for training. On 1 September 2021

480-586: The unification of the German Navies, the Eastern German ship classes got Type codes of the Western system. Especially for those that were soon sold afterwards to foreign navies, this process did not strictly follow the previous rules. Sometimes already allocated codes were reused or the previously spared x00 codes were assigned. But the vast majority was categorized in the previously unused 600-699 range, but even here

504-417: The world, with stopovers on five continents. Lasting 336 days, this was her second longest cruise, topped only by a training cruise in 1996–97 from Kiel to Bangkok and back that lasted 343 days. At least six sailors have died in accidents aboard the Gorch Fock , either by falling from the rigging or by going overboard. Recent fatalities include an 18-year-old officer-candidate who went overboard at night in

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528-632: Was built in 1958 as a delayed sister ship to five ships built in the 1930s, and has since then undertaken 146 cruises (as of October 2006 ), including one tour around the world in 1988. She is sometimes referred to (unofficially) as the Gorch Fock II to distinguish her from her older sister ship. The Gorch Fock is under the command of the Naval Academy in Flensburg - Mürwik . Germany lost all of its school ships as war reparations after World War II to

552-570: Was described as a mutiny in some accounts. Subsequently, officers' training on board the Gorch Fock was suspended, pending a thorough review of training protocols as well as the entire training program. According to a 19 November 2010 statement issued by the German Fleet Command, the officer candidates then on board were to be flown back to Germany to continue their training while the ship was docked in Ushuaia , Argentina. The commanding officer

576-508: Was suspended, and a commission was appointed to investigate claims of sexual harassment and improper conduct. On 13 March 2011, all charges against the commanding officer were dismissed. List of classes of the Bundesmarine and Deutsche Marine This is a list of naval ship classes that were in service with the Bundesmarine ( navy of West Germany ), or are still in service with

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