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Lindau-class minehunter
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<h2 id="ship-list">Ship list</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th><a href="/facts/Pennant_number/1UvdSISw">Pennantnumber</a></th><th>Name</th><th>Service</th><th>Upgrade</th><th>Notes</th></tr><tr><td>M1072</td><td><i>Lindau</i></td><td>1 February 1958–1975</td><td>Type 331</td><td>To Estonian Navy 2000. Renamed <a href="/facts/EML_Sulev_(M312)/86WbSAN8"><i>Sulev</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><td>M1070</td><td><i>Göttingen</i></td><td>1 April 1957–1976</td><td>Type 331</td><td>To Latvian Navy 2000. Used as spares hulk.</td></tr><tr><td>M1071</td><td><i>Koblenz</i></td><td>6 May 1957–1975</td><td>Type 331</td><td>To Lithuanian Navy 1999. Renamed <a href="/facts/LKL_S%25C5%25ABduvis_(M52)/opNUSCef"><i>Sūduvis</i></a>. Now a museum ship.</td></tr><tr><td>M1075</td><td><i>Wetzlar</i></td><td>24 June 1957–1976</td><td>Type 331</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M1074</td><td><i>Tübingen</i></td><td>12 August 1957–1975</td><td>Type 331</td><td>converted to private yacht,Gibraltar flag, retains most of original appearance including navy grey paint (except white top on funnel)</td></tr><tr><td>M1073</td><td><i>Schleswig</i></td><td>2 October 1957–1979</td><td>Type 351</td><td>To South African Navy 2001. Renamed SAS <i>Tshwane</i></td></tr><tr><td>M1076</td><td><i>Paderborn</i></td><td>4 February 1957–1979</td><td>Type 351</td><td>To South African Navy 2001. Renamed SAS <i>Mangaung</i></td></tr><tr><td>M1077</td><td><i>Weilheim</i></td><td>5 December 1958–1976</td><td>Type 331</td><td>On display at the Deutsches Marine Museum, <a href="/facts/Wilhelmshaven/9deashEc">Wilhelmshaven</a></td></tr><tr><td>M1078</td><td><i>Cuxhaven</i></td><td>11 March 1958–1976</td><td>Type 331</td><td>To Estonian Navy 2000. Renamed <a href="/facts/EML_Wambola_(M311)/5hI0zNvD"><i>Wambola</i></a></td></tr><tr><td>M1079</td><td><i>Düren</i></td><td>12 June 1958–1979</td><td>Type 351</td><td>To South African Navy 2001. Renamed SAS <i>Kapa</i></td></tr><tr><td>M1080</td><td><i>Marburg</i></td><td>4 August 1958–1976</td><td>Type 331</td><td>To Lithuanian Navy 2000. Renamed <a href="/facts/LKL_Kur%25C5%25A1is_(M51)/2AX3vejz"><i>Kursis</i></a>.</td></tr><tr><td>M1081</td><td><i>Konstanz</i></td><td>30 August 1958–1980</td><td>Type 351</td><td>To South African Navy 2001. Used as spares hulk. Expended as target by two <a href="/facts/Exocet/D6leL5eH">Exocet</a> MM40 missiles from SA Navy frigates <a href="/facts/SAS_Amatola/W9EEG8HU"><i>Amatola</i></a> and <a href="/facts/SAS_Isandlwana/hjsNI56Q"><i>Isandlwana</i></a> during Exercise Red Lion on 1 November 2007 about 90 km (56 mi) west of <a href="/facts/Saldanha_Bay/FFKgdgW7">Saldanha Bay</a>, South Africa.</td></tr><tr><td>M1082</td><td><i>Wolfsburg</i></td><td>10 December 1958–1979</td><td>Type 351</td><td>To South African Navy 2001. Renamed SAS <i>Tekwini</i></td></tr><tr><td>M1083</td><td><i>Ulm</i></td><td>10 February 1959–1978</td><td>Type 351</td><td>To South African Navy 2001. Used as spares hulk.</td></tr><tr><td>M1084</td><td><i>Flensburg</i></td><td>7 April 1959–1970</td><td>Type 331</td><td><a href="/facts/Museum_ship/YvzY8f5K">Museum ship</a></td></tr><tr><td>M1085</td><td><i>Minden</i></td><td>9 June 1959–1975</td><td>Type 331</td><td>To <a href="/facts/Coast_Guard_of_Georgia/40kI0Xnc">Coast Guard of Georgia</a> 1998. Renamed <i>Ayety</i> (აეტი)</td></tr><tr><td>M1086</td><td><i>Fulda</i></td><td>19 August 1959–</td><td>Type 331</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>M1087</td><td><i>Völkingen</i></td><td>20 October 1959–1976</td><td>Type 331</td><td>To Latvian Navy 2000. Renamed LVNS <i>Namejs</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Tripartite-class_minehunter/cLjwS8Fk">Tripartite-class minehunter</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lindau class minesweepers. <ul><li><a href="http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/lindau_class.htm">Lindau class</a> — Battleships-Cruisers.co.uk</li></ul>