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'''LKL ''Kursis'' ( |
'''LKL ''Kursis'' (M54)''' is a [[minehunter]] of the [[Lithuanian Naval Force]]. Built in [[West Germany]] in 1958 as '''''Marburg'' (M1080)''', a {{sclass-|Lindau|minesweeper|0}} (or Type 320) [[minesweeper (ship)|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<!-- sic -->, which had been established in 1999 with the similar donation of [[sister ship]] ''Koblenz'', which became {{ship|LKL|Sūduvis|M52|3}}. |
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Revision as of 08:44, 6 December 2018
LKL Kursis (M54)
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History | |
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Germany | |
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 | |
Name | Kursis (M54) |
Acquired | 2001 |
Commissioned | 27 April 2001 |
Status | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
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 (M54) is a minehunter of the Lithuanian Naval Force. Built in West Germany in 1958 as Marburg (M1080), a Template:Sclass- (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.
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