17-531: (Redirected from U-20 ) U20 or U-20 may refer to: Naval vessels [ edit ] German submarine U-20 HMS Snipe (U20) , a sloop of the Royal Navy SM ; U-20 (Austria-Hungary) , a submarine of the Austro-Hungarian Navy Other uses [ edit ] Great truncated cuboctahedron Meizu U20 ,
34-748: A Type 206 submarine of the Bundesmarine that was launched in 1974 and scrapped in 1996 and sold to Indonesia [REDACTED] [REDACTED] List of ships with the same or similar names This article includes a list of ships with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific ship led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended ship article, if one exists. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=German_submarine_U-20&oldid=1158431940 " Categories : Set index articles on ships Submarines of Germany Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
51-687: A number of development and testing installations as part of an inter-service and international network. Among these is the Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW), an affiliated centre of Allied Command Transformation . The COE CSW was established in April 2007 and officially accredited by NATO on 26 May 2009. It is co-located with the staff of the German Flotilla 1 in Kiel whose Commander
68-487: A smartphone Roland U-20 , a synthesizer Small nucleolar RNA SNORD20 U20 summit , an international summit for cities from the G-20 countries Under-20 athletics Uppland Runic Inscription 20 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
85-497: Is also engaged in operations against international terrorism such as Operation Enduring Freedom and NATO Operation Active Endeavour . Presently the largest operation the German Navy is participating in is UNIFIL off the coast of Lebanon . The German contribution to this operation is two frigates, four fast attack craft , and two auxiliary vessels. The naval component of UNIFIL has been under German command. The navy operates
102-472: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Bundesmarine The German Navy ( German : Deutsche Marine , pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə maˈʁiːnə] ) is part of the unified Bundeswehr (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when Deutsche Marine (German Navy) became
119-494: Is double-hatted as Director, COE CSW. In total, there are about 65 commissioned ships in the German Navy, including; 11 frigates , 5 corvettes , 2 minesweepers , 10 minehunters , 6 submarines , 11 replenishment ships and 20 miscellaneous auxiliary vessels . The displacement of the navy is 220,000 tonnes . Ships of the German Navy include: In addition, the German Navy and the Royal Danish Navy are in cooperation in
136-568: The Reichsflotte (Imperial Fleet) of the revolutionary era of 1848–52 . The Reichsflotte was the first German navy to sail under the black-red-gold flag. Founded on 14 June 1848 by the orders of the democratically elected Frankfurt Parliament , the Reichsflotte 's brief existence ended with the failure of the revolution and it was disbanded on 2 April 1852; thus, the modern day navy celebrates its birthday on 14 June. Between May 1945 and 1956,
153-724: The German Mine Sweeping Administration and its successor organizations, made up of former members of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine (War Navy), became something of a transition stage for the navy, allowing the future Marine to draw on recently experienced personnel upon its formation. Also, from 1949 to 1952 the US Navy had maintained the Naval Historical Team in Bremerhaven. This group of former Kriegsmarine officers acting as historical and tactical consultants to
170-463: The "Ark Project". This agreement made the Ark Project responsible for the strategic sealift of German armed forces where the full-time charter of three roll-on-roll-off cargo and troop ships are ready for deployments. In addition, these ships are also kept available for the use of the other European NATO countries. The three vessels have a combined displacement of 60,000 tonnes. Including these ships,
187-798: The Americans, was significant in establishing a German element in the NATO senior naval staff. In 1956, with West Germany 's accession to NATO, the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy), as the navy was known colloquially, was formally established. In the same year the East German Volkspolizei See (literally People's Police Sea) became the Volksmarine (People's Navy). During the Cold War all of the German Navy's combat vessels were assigned to NATO 's Allied Forces Baltic Approaches 's naval command NAVBALTAP . With
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#1732844870102204-573: The First World War, Germany also had these submarines with similar names: SM UB-20 , a Type UB II submarine launched in 1915 and sunk 28 July 1917 SM UC-20 , a Type UC II submarine launched in 1916 and surrendered on 16 January 1919 German submarine U-20 (1936) , a Type IIB submarine that served in the Second World War and was scuttled on 10 September 1944 German submarine U-20 (S199) ,
221-708: The accession of East Germany to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1990 the Volksmarine along with the whole National People's Army became part of the Bundeswehr . Since 1995 the name German Navy is used in international context, while the official name since 1956 remains Marine without any additions. As of August 2024, the strength of the navy is 15,531 men and women. A number of naval forces have operated in different periods. See German warships permanently participate in all four NATO Maritime Groups. The German Navy
238-532: The 💕 "SM U-20" redirects here. For the submarine of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, see SM U-20 (Austria-Hungary) . U-20 may refer to one of the following German submarines : SM U-20 (Germany) , was a Type U 19 submarine launched in 1912 and that served in the First World War until grounded on 4 November 1916; notable for sinking RMS Lusitania During
255-407: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U20&oldid=1159808083 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages German submarine U-20 From Misplaced Pages,
272-628: 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. It also participates in anti-piracy operations. The German Navy traces its roots back to
289-600: The total ships' displacement available to the Deutsche Marine is 280,000 tonnes. Procurement of joint support ships (either two JSS800 for an amphibious group of 800 soldiers, or three smaller JSS400), was planned during the 1995–2010 period but the programme appears now to have been abandoned, not having been mentioned in two recent defence reviews. The larger ships would have been tasked for strategic troop transport and amphibious operations, and were to displace 27,000 to 30,000 tons for 800 soldiers. The naval air arm of
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