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German Frigate Schleswig-Holstein (F216)
''Schleswig-Holstein'' is a Brandenburg-class frigate, ''Brandenburg''-class frigate of the German Navy. Construction and commissioning ''Schleswig-Holstein'' and the three other frigates of the Brandenburg-class frigate, ''Brandenburg'' class were designed as replacements for the Hamburg-class destroyer, ''Hamburg''-class destroyers. She was laid in 1993 at the yards of Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, Kiel and launched in June 1994. After undergoing sea trial, trials, she was commissioned on 24 November 1995, and assigned to ''6. Fregattengeschwader''. After the naval structure was reorganised, ''Schleswig-Holstein'' was assigned to ''2. Fregattengeschwader'', based at Wilhelmshaven. Service ''Schleswig-Holstein'' was deployed as part of the Maritime Task Force of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon between September and December 2009, serving as the flagship of the taskforce commander, Flotilla Admiral . On 19 May 2010 she replaced the frigate German frigate Emden (F21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg Harbour
The Port of Hamburg (german: Hamburger Hafen, ) is a seaport on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany, from its mouth on the North Sea. Known as Germany's "Gateway to the World" (''Tor zur Welt''), it is the country's largest seaport by volume. In terms of TEU throughput, Hamburg is the third-busiest port in Europe (after Rotterdam and Antwerp) and 15th-largest worldwide. In 2014, 9.73 million TEUs (20-foot standard container equivalents) were handled in Hamburg. The port covers an area of (64.80 km2 usable), of which 43.31 km2 (34.12 km2) are land areas. The branching Elbe creates an ideal place for a port complex with warehousing and transshipment facilities. The extensive free port was established when Hamburg joined the German Customs Union. It enabled duty-free storing of imported goods and also importing of materials which were processed, re-packaged, used in manufacturing and then re-exported without incurring customs duties. The free port was ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
