Type 320 ''Lindau''-class minehunters was a class of German coastal
minehunter
A minehunter is a naval vessel that seeks, detects, and destroys individual naval mines. Minesweepers, on the other hand, clear mined areas as a whole, without prior detection of mines. A vessel that combines both of these roles is known as a ...
s built as part of the first
FRG naval program. The ships were made from non-metallic components and built by Burmester Bremen. None of these ships now remain in service with the
German Navy
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. Several went into service with the
Estonian and
Lithuanian Navy, as well as the
Latvian Naval Forces
Latvian Naval Forces ( lv, Latvijas Jūras spēki) is the naval warfare branch of the Latvian National Armed Forces, National Armed Forces. It is tasked with conducting military, search and rescue operations, mine and explosive sweeping on the Bal ...
. ''Flensburg'' and ''Weilheim'' became museum pieces.
Starting in 1970, 11 vessels of this class were upgraded to Type 331 s. Beginning 1979, the six remaining vessels of this class were upgraded to Type 351 ''Ulm'' class. They were replaced by the Type 352 s.
All six Type 351s were sold to the
South African Navy in 2001. The remaining five ships were sold by the South African Navy to a private owner in 2009 for conversion into pleasure vessels.
Ship list
See also
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External links
Lindau class— Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk
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