# Kondor-class minesweeper

Ueckermünde (GS01) in Malta service as P30 :
| Class overview ||
| Builders | Peene-Werft, Wolgast |
| Operators | Volksmarine  German Navy Cape Verdean Coast Guard  Estonian Navy Maritime Squadron AFM  Tunisian National Navy |
| Succeeded by | Protector class (Malta) Diciotti class (Malta) |
| Built | 1967-1970 |
| In commission | 1967-present |
| Completed | 21 4 modified |
| Active | 2 |
| General characteristics ||
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 339 tonnes (334 long tons) |
| Length | 51.98 m (170 ft 6 in) o/a |
| Beam | 7.12 m (23 ft 4 in) |
| Draft | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Propulsion | MD 40 diesel engines |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Range | 1,900 nmi (3,500 km) |
| Complement | 24 |
| Armament | 1 × 25 mm FlaK 2M-3 up to 28 mines or 20 depth charges |
Eisleben (312) :
| Class overview ||
| Builders | Peenewerft shipyard |
| Operators | Volksmarine  German Navy  Indonesian Navy  Latvian Naval Forces  National Navy of Uruguay |
| Succeeded by | Tripartite class (Latvia) |
| Built | 1971-1973 |
| In commission | 1971-present |
| Completed | 30 2 modified |
| Active | 10 |
| Lost | 1 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics ||
| Type | Minesweeper |
| Displacement | 449 tonnes (442 long tons) |
| Length | 59.52 m (195 ft 3 in) o/a |
| Beam | 7.76 m (25 ft 6 in) |
| Draft | 2.22 m (7 ft 3 in) |
| Propulsion | MD 40 diesel engines |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range | 1,900 nmi (3,500 km) |
| Complement | 29 |
| Armament | 3 × 25 mm FlaK 2M-3 up to 24 mines or 24 depth charges |
The Project 89 minesweeper, also known as the Kondor class, was a class of minesweepers designed in the German Democratic Republic which was given the NATO designation of "Kondor". There were three versions, namely, the prototype unit, Project 89.0; the first version, Project 89.1 (NATO designation: Kondor I); and the second version, Project 89.2 (NATO designation: Kondor II).

## Ships in class

| Pennant | Name | In commission | Fate |
| Project 89.0 ||||
| V32 | unnamed | 1967-1981 | |
| Project 89.1 (Kondor I) ||||
| V814 | Greifswald | 1969-1990 | Sold in Guinea-Bissau as Mawia |
| S425 | Bergen | 1969-? | Fishing surveillance, 1981 as Warnemünde Transferred to Tunisia as Ras Ipirkia |
| S426 | Anklam | 1969-1976 | Sport and training vessel, 1976 as Ernst Thälmann Rebuilt in the UK, Denmark and Israel |
| GS01 | Ueckermünde | 1969-1990 1992-2004 | Transferred to Malta, 1992 as P30 Laid up as of 2013 |
| GS02 | Demmin | 1969-? | Transferred to Tunisia as Ras el Blad |
| GS03 | Malchin | 1969-? | Transferred to Tunisia as Ras el Drek |
| GS04 | Altentreptow | 1969-? | Transferred to Tunisia as Ras Mamoura |
| GS05 | Pasewalk | 1969-1990 1992-2004 | Transferred to Malta, 1992 as P31 Scuttled 2009 |
| GS06 | Templin | 1969-? | Transferred to Tunisia as Ras Ajdir |
| G412 | Neustrelitz | 1969-1990 | |
| G421 | Vitte | 1970-1990 | |
| G444 | Zingst | 1970-1990 | |
| G413 | Prerow | 1970-1990 | |
| G424 | Graal-Müritz | 1970-1990 | |
| GS07 | Kühlungsborn | 1970-1995 1998–present | Transferred to German Coast Guard as Kühlungsborn (BG 32). Transferred to Cape Verde, 1998 as Vigilante (P521) |
| GS08 | Ahrenshoop | 1970-1995 | Transferred to German Coast Guard as Ahrenshoop (BG 33). |
| G425 | Kirchdorf | 1970-1990 | |
| GS09 | Boltenhagen | 1970-1996 1997-2004 | Transferred to German Coast Guard as Boltenhagen (BG 31). Transferred to Malta, 1997 as P29 Scuttled 2007 |
| G416 | Klütz | 1970-1990 | |
| G426 | Rerik | 1970-1990 | |
| G446 | Bansin | 1970-1990 | |
| Project 65.1 or 129 (torpedo trials craft) ||||
| V661 | Libben | 1971-1990 | |
| V662 | Strelasund | 1971-1990 | |
| Project 65.2 or 115 (reconnaissance ships) ||||
| | Komet | 1972-1990 1994-2000 | Transferred to Estonia, 1994 as Vambola (M411) Laid up |
| | Meteor | 1972-1990 1994-2000 | Transferred to Estonia, 1994 as Sulev (M412) Scrapped 2000 |
| Project 89.2 (Kondor II) ||||
| V811 | Wolgast | 1971-1990 1994–2019 | Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Rote (721) Decommissioned 28 August 2019 |
| S321 | Kamenz | 1971-1981 1992-2008 | Transferred to Latvia, 1992 as Viesturs (M01) |
| 334 | Stralsund | 1971-1990 | |
| 315 | Wittstock | 1971-1990 | |
| 321 | Kyritz | 1971-1990 | |
| 345 | Neuruppin | 1971-1990 | |
| 346 | Strasburg | 1971-1990 | |
| 324 | Röbel | 1971-1990 1992-2008 | Transferred to Latvia, 1992 as Imanta (M02) |
| 325 | Pritzwalk | 1971-1990 1994–present | Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Romang (723) Decommissioned 6 February 2024 |
| 326 | Rathenow | 1972-1990 | |
| 331 | Dessau | 1972-1990 | |
| 332 | Bitterfeld | 1972-1991 1994–present | Transferred to Germany, 1990 as Bitterfeld (M2672) Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Rimau (724) |
| 333 | Tangerhütte | 1972-1991 | Transferred to Germany, 1990 as Tangerhütte (M2669) |
| V812 | Genthin | 1972-1988 | |
| 335 | Zerbst | 1972-1990 1994–present | Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Rondo (725), later renamed KRI Kelabang (826) |
| V813 | Rosslau | 1972-1990 | |
| 341 | Oranienburg | 1972-1990 1994–present | Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Rusa (726) |
| 342 | Jüterbog | 1972-1990 1994–present | Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Rangsang (727) |
| 343 | Bernau | 1972–2014 | Transferred to Germany, 1990 as Bernau (M2673) Transferred to Uruguay, 1991 as Fortuna (ROU 33) |
| 344 | Eilenburg | 1972-2000 | Transferred to Germany, 1990 as Eilenburg (M2674) Transferred to Uruguay, 1991 as Valiente (ROU 32) Sunk after collision in 2000 |
| 322 | Riesa | 1973-1990 1991–present | Transferred to Uruguay, 1991 as Temerario (ROU 31) |
| 323 | Wilhem-Pieck-Stadt Guben | 1973-1990 | |
| 311 | Sömmerda | 1973-1991 1994–present | Transferred to Germany, 1990 as Sömmerda (M2670) Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Raibu (728), later renamed KRI Kala Hitam (828) |
| 312 | Eisleben | 1973–present | Transferred to Germany, 1990 as Eisleben (M2671) Transferred to Uruguay, 1991 as Audaz (ROU 34) |
| 313 | Gransee | 1973-1990 | |
| 314 | Zeitz | 1973-1981 | |
| 315 | Hettstedt | 1973-1981 1994–present | Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Raas (722) |
| 316 | Altenburg | 1973-1990 | |
| 314 | Schönebeck | 1973-1990 | |
| 336 | Grimma | 1973-1990 1994–present | Transferred to Indonesia, 1994 as KRI Pulau Rempang (729) Decommissioned 15 October 2021 |
| Project 131 (state yacht) ||||
| | Ostseeland | 1971-1990 | |
| Project 136 (survey vessel) ||||
| | Carl Friedrich Gauß | 1975-? | Transferred to Germany |

## Foreign service
### Cape Verde

The Kondor I vessel Kuhlungsborn was used by the German Coast Guard. In 1998 it was transferred to Cape Verde and was renamed Vigilante carrying the pennant number P 521. It is still in service.

### Estonia

The Kondor I vessels Komet and Meteor were transferred to Estonia as Vambola and Sulev in 1994. Sulev was scrapped in 2000 while Vambola remains laid up awaiting to be scrapped.

### Indonesia

Nine Kondor II vessels were transferred to Indonesia around 1994. Six of the vessels are still in active service. KRI Kala Hitam (828) (ex-Sömmerda) and KRI Kelabang (826) (ex-Zerbst) were converted into patrol vessels due to minehunting equipment failures. KRI Pulau Rote (721) (ex-Wolgast) was decommissioned on 28 August 2019. KRI Pulau Rempang (729) (ex-Grimma) was decommissioned on 15 October 2021. KRI Pulau Romang (723) (ex-Pritzwalk) was decommissioned on 6 February 2024.

### Latvia

Two Kondor II vessels were transferred to Latvia in 1992 and were renamed Viesturs and Imanta. They were used as minehunters until they decommissioned in 2008.

### Malta

Two Kondor I vessels, Ueckermünde and Pasewalk, were sold to Malta in 1992, where they were given the pennant numbers P30 and P31. A third ship, Boltenhagen, was also sold in 1997 and it was given the pennant number P29. The three vessels served with the Offshore Command of the Maritime Squadron of the AFM until they were decommissioned in 2004 and were replaced by more modern patrol boats. P29 was scuttled as an artificial diving site off Ċirkewwa in 2007, while P31 followed being sunk off Comino in 2009. As of 2013, P30 was laid up at Cassar Ship Repair Yard, Marsa.

### Tunisia

Five Kondor I minesweepers were transferred to the Tunisian Navy as coastal patrol craft according to Jane's Fighting Ships for 1999-2000. Today only one is still in service.

### Uruguay

The Kondor II vessels Riesa, Eilenburg, Bernau and Eisleben were transferred to Uruguay and renamed Temerario, Valiente, Fortuna and Audaz on 11 October 1991. Valiente was rammed by the Panamian freighter Skyros on 5 August 2000 and was torn in half with 8 sailors killed and 3 missing. Fortuna was scrapped and the other two are still in service.