Kulmbach-class mine hunter

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Kulmbach-class mine hunters stationed at Kiel Naval Base
Class overview
Operators	German Navy
Preceded by	Hameln class minesweeper
Built	1999–2001
In commission	1989-2016
Completed	5
Retired	5
General characteristics
Displacement	635 tonnes
Length	54.4 m (178 ft 6 in)
Beam	9.2 m (30 ft 2 in)
Draught	2.84 m (9 ft 4 in)
Propulsion	Two propeller shafts driving controllable pitch propellers; two Renk PLS 25 gearboxes 2 × MTU 16V 538 TB91 diesel engines; 2240 kW each
Speed	18 knots
Complement	37
Sensors & processing systems	Navigation radar Hull-mounted DSQS-11 mine-detection sonar GPS-Navstar navigation system PALIS Digital data links M 20/2 fire-control system
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher (currently under procurement)
Armament	2 × Bofors 40mm/L70 dual-purpose gun (currently upgrading to MLG 27 remote-controlled autocannons) 2 × FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missile (MANPADS) stands Mine-laying capabilities

The Type 333 Kulmbach class is a class of five German Navy ships. Built as Type 343 Hameln class minesweepers, they have been upgraded to minehunters using Seefuchs expendable drones to detonate detected naval mines.

Notes: The listed commission dates are from their original commission as Type 343 boats since they were not formally recommissioned after their upgrade to Type 333 mine hunters.

The ships currently belong to the 3. Minensuchgeschwader (3rd Minesweeping Squadron) based in Kiel at the Baltic Sea.

• "Minenjagdboot KULMBACH-Klasse". German Navy. Retrieved 5 August 2008.

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