EU Naval Force - Somalia
Operation ATALANTA

The German air defence frigate FGS HAMBURG, has just integrated the EU NAVFOR Task Force on 21 November.

FGS HAMBURG and its crew are fully prepared and trained to take an active part within the Task Force in anti-piracy operations. The warship is equipped with an extensive range of self defence equipment and carries two Lynx helicopters on board. FGS HAMBURG also maintains an on board medical facility and has two interpreters (Arabic and Somali) within her crew.

The flexible of FGS HAMBURG will allow her to adapt to counter-piracy missions with ease. FGS HAMBURG will prove to be an asset to the EU NAVFOR Mission. FGS HAMBURG has a crew of 229 and has served in the German Navy since commissioning in 2004.

EU NAVFOR Somalia – Operation ATALANTA’s main tasks are to escort merchant vessels carrying humanitarian aid of the World Food Program (WFP) and vessels of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), and to protect vulnerable vessels in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean, and to deter and disrupt piracy. EU NAVFOR also monitors fishing activity off the coast of Somalia.