NOTICE: Frigate F 212 KARLSRUHE is expected back in her home port on April 25, 2008!

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Frigate F 212

Welcome to my homepage on the subject of KARLSRUHE maritime. Forty ships have carried the name KARLSRUHE since 1889.

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Frigate F 212 in the Kiel Canal

Three Years of "Karlsruhe Maritim"

To mark the third birthday of my homepage, I am offering some additional information on the frigate F 212 KARLSRUHE (V). A heartfelt "thank you" to the roughly 15,700 visitors!

Ludwigshafen christening

Latest: F 264 Christened

The fifth corvette of the K-130 class (F 264 LUDWIGSHAFEN AM RHEIN) was christened in Bremen on September 27, 2007.

Visions KAR (VI) →
Admiral Bollow

Change of Personnel

Former F 212 commanding officer Flotilla Admiral Karl-Wilhelm Bollow was relieved at UNIFIL on October 1, 2007.

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Special postmark

Special Postmark

A reminder of the 1932 meeting between the airship LZ 127 "Graf Zeppelin" and the light cruiser KARLSRUHE (III).

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Marine fauna

Marine Fauna

Observations of marine fauna by crew members of the F 212 KARLSRUHE. (In preparation)

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Commanding Officers

No. Rank Name From To
01. Cdr. Peter Hoffmann October 1983 October 1986
02. Cdr. Richard Himstedt October 1986 July 1989
03. Cdr. Eckhard Dröge July 1989 March 1992
04. Cdr. Norbert Lux March 1992 April 1995
05. Cdr. Karl Wilhelm Bollow April 1995 March 1997
06. Cdr. Reinhold Siener March 1997 September 2000
07. Cdr. Jürgen Looft September 2000 October 2003
08. Cdr. Joachim Gutow October 2003 December 2005
09. Cdr. Hans-Joachim Kuhfahl December 2005 Present
Publications and Knowledge

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history.

Discover my works on naval history and on the frigate Karlsruhe, from detailed logbooks to gripping illustrated volumes.

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Book covers

Impressions

Moments aboard and at sea, with a look at everyday life in the navy.

Porthole
The view
Sunset
Evening mood
Harbor entrance
Homecoming

"Always Committed to the Call": DRAV

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