German navy ship FGS BRAUNSCHWEIG arrives in London on 16th August. FGS BRAUNSCHWEIG is a Braunschweig class corvette of the German Navy and is the lead vessel in that class. It was launched on 19th April 2006 and commissioned on 16th April 2008.
The German Navy did not use the Prefix "FGS" or any other Prefix in Ship Naming. This tradition was abandonded in Germany with the Breakdown of the Empire 1918/19. There are only functional descriptions for ships of similar size, tonnage and type like Frigate, Corvete or Minesweeper etc. Before the individuel ship name but no prefix.
See,i have typed in the same a minute ago.... For social media it's okay, but as an oficial ambassador of our country and warship, too? Funny 😈, no doubt, but can be questionable(🤙?)!....
@@ThamesShips Certainly not offended and I think it made a very good impression. For a peacetime warship visit, some goodwill and informality is not inappropriate and it probably made more people aware of the visit than if this had not happened. I hope the crew have a good time in London. The Captain certainly has a great sense of humour that most Britons appreciate.
An interesting feature is that the Braunschweig-class corvettes, unlike the larger frigates, don't have traditional funnels. Instead there are two exhaust vents (one on each side) just above the water line.
FGS Braunschweig (Class 130) is the Typeship of a class of 5 corvettes, build between 2004 and 2013, and 5 additinally ships (actualy under contruction)
@@ThamesShips @deppengamingpl1987 It's a corvette. End of. It's no frigate whatsoever. The "F" as flag superior in her visual callsign (aka hullnumber) comes from the type designators "FS" and "FSG" used for corvettes in NATO as the flag superior "C" is reserved for cruisers. Even though "FS" and "FSG" stand for "frigate, small" and "frigate, small, with guided missiles" it's no frigate. NATO simply couldn't use the "C" for the mentioned reason.
Equally ironic is that the vessel's name translates to the English name "Brunswick". From Low German Brunswiek, local dialect: Bronswiek, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea through the rivers Aller and Weser.
An interesting detail about this is that the Braunschweig currently lacks its RBS-15 Mk3s. Usually, these corvettes are equipped with 2x2 box launchers located midship behind the frontal sensor island.
@@WALTERBROADDUS According to Wikipedia, "In 1917, the name of the British royal house was changed from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor, taking its name from the royal residence in Berkshire."
@@ThamesShips we where not so much liked back then. ;-) Is it not funny? The great war had been a family quarrel. The Kaiser had been the grandson of queen Victoria. The Russian Zar had been a cousain. And it all started because a Serbian (back ten Austria terretory) killed his Prince from Austria. Serbians still have strong bonds with Russia. So the Russian Zar helped the Serbians and we helped our Austrian neighbours (House Habsburg who ruled Germany for hundred of years). My point. It was not our business but we had a mad Kaiser who had issues with his grandma. You could laugh about it but it did cost so many lifes and traumatised a generation and it led directly to WW2.
our both navys are in very close cooperation since decades. We defend the same trading routes on sea and exchange officers for training since years. It is not "reached London after 79 years". We are brothers in arms.
Vielleicht ist an mir die Zeit etwas vorbei gegangen, ich war auch bei der Bundesmarine, aber so eine "Einlauf-Besatzung" habe ich meines wissens noch nie erlebt ! Ich kann mich ,wie vielleicht auch viele "Seemänner" daran Erinnern, das das Oberdecks-Personal in weißer Uniform an Oberdeck stand und dem Gastland die entsprechende "Ehre" erwies!
Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich das Video angesehen haben. Es scheint, dass die Tradition der Matrosen an Deck nicht mehr gepflegt wird (zumindest nicht, wenn die Marineschiffe in London ankommen). Jemand erzählte mir einmal, dass die Tradition der Matrosen an Deck dazu führte, dem Gastland zu zeigen, dass die Kanonen auf dem Schiff nicht bemannt waren, aber ob das wahr ist oder nicht, weiß ich nicht.
The Thames Tunnel Mills used to be 19th-century mill buildings and warehouses. They were in use until the early 1960s and were then left and began to decay. Planning permission was obtained to turn them into flats and this was completed in 1983. The first tug is owned by a company called Cory which is a waste management company. The barges are filled with non recyclable household waste and are towed down the river to a place called Belvedere. Cory have an incinerator plant there where the waste is burned and the steam produced is used to generate electricity for local houses. Cory have a number of these tugs that tow the waste down the river and they appear in a few of the videos. I am not sure about the second tug / barge but I think it will probably be used to carry aggregate.
Thank you for the video!🇬🇧❤️ I have two questions: Is there a naval meeting in London and what kind of warships are those where our frigate is about to dock? Unfortunately I couldn't understand it in a competitor's video. Thank you very much!
Thanks for watching. 👍 1) There is no naval meeting in London. I believe FGS Braunschweig is on a courtesy visit to London and is currently the only in service navy ship in London. 2) It has moored alongside HMS Belfast. HMS Belfast is a light cruiser from the second world war and since 1971 has been permanently moored on the River Thames as a museum ship. Navy ships and small cruise ships can moor alongside HMS Belfast when they visit London.
As it was mentioned so many times, its the Captain´s choice, which song is played. And watching how the "Imperial March" made some freak out, its even better! Its something the Monty Python Guys would have made as a joke, but it aktually happened. Some Brits can't understand German-British Humor ;)
@@ThamesShips I first thought it was a joke, but after checking some news sides, its real. And I love it xD Cheers from Germany! don´t mention the war!
And what is best. The imperial march is US American music from Hollywood made for a sience fiction movie. It is not Wagners ride of the walkyres!.So, wat the hell could be a problem??? And lastly, who had been the imperium ruling the waves and most of the world? The UK! All the Brits who went mad have German humor and do not understand history.
It is currently scheduled to pass Tower Bridge at 1:45pm on Monday. You can check the lift schedule page on the Tower Bridge website to check in case there are any changes.
@@rmaviationtv I usually turn up on the day and try to work out the best place to film given the location of the sun. If you don't want Tower Bridge in the picture then filming from the bridge would be good as you can look down on the ship and see it approaching. If you do want to include Tower Bridge, you will probably want to be downriver of the bridge to see the ship coming through.
Hi dear Brits, a honest question from Germany. What was the purpose for the "Braunschweig" to visit London? A Nato exercise with one Ship in the capital of GB? I don't think so. Best wishes from Germany 😊
German vessels while on exercises or missions longer than a week will if possible visit a foreign port on weekends not only for resupply but also rest and recreation. As such cities that have something worthwhile to visit such as London, Oslo, Gothenburg etc. Will be chosen when arrangeable. On top it serves as interaction will allied partners to strengthen bonds. If a vessel was at sea for longer without a port visit it may also sometimes stay an additional week
In addition to the other reply, it is common for navy ships to visit other countries. Earlier in the week that "Braunschweig" visited London, the Indian Navy ship INS TABAR also visited. Such visits promote goodwill between the countries. When in London, the some of the crew of the Indian ship hosted members of the Indian community and the ship's band was used to entertain at local events. There was also a meeting at the High Commission of India in London and various dignitaries and diplomats. There was also a cricket match between the Indian and UK armed forces and some of the crew visited a veteran's hospital. Although I am not sure about the exact events that the crew of "Braunschweig" took part in during their visit, it is likely to be similar to the events for the Indian ship though obviously involving the German community in London. "Braunschweig" arrived at Devenport this morning so it is still in the UK.
@@odemsorHe is humourously pointing to that the German Navy is not exactly huge. Atleast considerable smaller than, say, the British counterpart. I'm Norwegian, so I could actually make the very same comment about OUR Navy...and be somewhat spot on. 😆
@@ThamesShipsgerman navy vessels fly a top flag underway, only when connected to land (by lines or anchor) will they rise flags on bow and stern, and pull down the top
@@the_retag Thanks for the information but this refers to a different matter. Earlier in the week, the Indian navy vessel INS TABAR had been in London. When it arrived and departed, it had two flags at the stern (one red and one green) on the same side as the navigation lights. We were wondering why the Indian navy ship had the red and green flags at the stern since it seemed unusual. The point above being made was that the German navy ship didn't have the red and green flags.
No - it is not a fake video. The Star Wars tune was played when the ship departed from London. When the ship arrived in London, it played a tune called "London Calling" by The Clash.
@@ThamesShips Danke für die Information. Ich hatte auh schon Angst auf ein Fake Video reingefallen zu sein. Die Idee mit dem Imperialen Marsch von Darth Vader ist einfach cool und humorvoll.
@@FritzKraut That doesn't really surprise me 😉 Even today, Lower Saxony is still considered a 'horse country'. The British cavalry wasn't particularly outstanding either. There is a biography of a Friedrich Lindau from Hamelin who fought as a member of the 2nd Light Battalion of the KGL in Spain and Waterloo and was one of the 42 survivors of La Haye Sainte. He described quite clearly how British and Hanoverian cavalrymen differed in the Spanish campaign. After a mission, the British left their horses to their own devices, sometimes even playing them away at the gaming table, while the Hanoverians took care of their horses first and then themselves. It was a completely different bond between rider and horse, and only because of that It was possible that the horses trusted their riders so blindly that the Hanoverians of the KGL managed to completely destroy 3 of 4 French squares in a battalion because the horses were not deterred from a frontal attack by the French bayonets. This was such an incredible achievement that all KGL officers were subsequently awarded a British officer's pension for life, and the KGL, previously seen as better auxiliary troops, was given almost elite status. (It was not without reason that Wellington had the important La Haye Sainte estate in the center of Waterloo defended from the front by the 2nd Light Battalion KGL) Quelle: Ein Waterlookämpfer: Erinnerungen eines Soldaten aus den Feldzügen der königlich deutschen Legion von: Friedrich Lindau Bogle, James and Andrew Uffindell (editors). A Waterloo Hero: the Reminiscences of Friedrich Lindau. Barnsley(UK): Pen & Sword, 2009. 224 pages. ISBN# 9781848325395
Thanks for watching. FGS is an acronym for Federal German Ship and is used when referring to German Naval vessels (in a similar way that HMS or His Majesty's Ship is used for Royal Navy vessels).
@@ThamesShips I'm amused every time about this since in German 'FGS' means 'Fahrgastschiff', 'Passenger Ship'. The first two findings on Wikipedia when researching German Wikipedia for FGS are 'German Naval ship' and 'Fahrgastschiff'.😀
German navy ship FGS BRAUNSCHWEIG arrives in London on 16th August.
FGS BRAUNSCHWEIG is a Braunschweig class corvette of the German Navy and is the lead vessel in that class.
It was launched on 19th April 2006 and commissioned on 16th April 2008.
Vielen Dank für das gute Video. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland gehen nach London.
@@OMLT2010 Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich das Video angesehen haben und für Ihren freundlichen Kommentar.👍
The German Navy did not use the Prefix "FGS" or any other Prefix in Ship Naming. This tradition was abandonded in Germany with the Breakdown of the Empire 1918/19. There are only functional descriptions for ships of similar size, tonnage and type like Frigate, Corvete or Minesweeper etc. Before the individuel ship name but no prefix.
@@Stormoak Thanks for the information. 👍
They played "London Calling" at arrival and "Imperial March" at departure.
Thanks for watching. Yes. 👍
Ach, in Friedeszeiten ist es doch sehr schön in diese tolle Stadt zu fahren. Liebe Grüße von Lanzarote nach UK. Viva Europa!!
Vielen Dank für eure netten Kommentare und liebe Grüße auch an euch. 👍
On the BBC news website, it has a video of the ship playing the Darth Vader music as it sails down the river.
Yes - I saw that! Unfortunately I only saw the arrival and couldn't make it to Tower Bridge for the departure.
See,i have typed in the same a minute ago.... For social media it's okay, but as an oficial ambassador of our country and warship, too? Funny 😈, no doubt, but can be questionable(🤙?)!....
@@juricarmichael2534 Yes - I know what you mean but I don't think many people were offended by it.
@@ThamesShips Certainly not offended and I think it made a very good impression. For a peacetime warship visit, some goodwill and informality is not inappropriate and it probably made more people aware of the visit than if this had not happened. I hope the crew have a good time in London. The Captain certainly has a great sense of humour that most Britons appreciate.
@@percyprune7548 Yes - I completely agree. 👍
An interesting feature is that the Braunschweig-class corvettes, unlike the larger frigates, don't have traditional funnels. Instead there are two exhaust vents (one on each side) just above the water line.
Yes - I noticed that as well. 👍
The exhaust os likely also water cooled, in combination this gives less of a target for heat seeking missiles
@@the_retag Thanks for the information.
I was just about to ask why it seemed so dirty right there.... Thanks....
So Like with the AKAGI aircraft carrier
FGS Braunschweig (Class 130) is the Typeship of a class of 5 corvettes, build between 2004 and 2013, and 5 additinally ships (actualy under contruction)
Thanks for the information. 👍
but its classifed as fregatte only in germany its named corvette for the intern system
@@DeppenGamingLP1987 Thanks for the information 👍
@@ThamesShips @deppengamingpl1987
It's a corvette. End of.
It's no frigate whatsoever. The "F" as flag superior in her visual callsign (aka hullnumber) comes from the type designators "FS" and "FSG" used for corvettes in NATO as the flag superior "C" is reserved for cruisers.
Even though "FS" and "FSG" stand for "frigate, small" and "frigate, small, with guided missiles" it's no frigate. NATO simply couldn't use the "C" for the mentioned reason.
@@halb_menschhalb_katze4768 Thanks for the information.
As usual, very good, clear video.
Thanks. 👍This ship was a bit smaller so did not require the larger Boluda tugs that we usually see.
Equally ironic is that the vessel's name translates to the English name "Brunswick".
From Low German Brunswiek, local dialect: Bronswiek, a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the North Sea through the rivers Aller and Weser.
Thanks for the information. 👍
Excellent Video!
Thanks. It is unusual to have two navy ships under Tower Bridge in a week!
Such a very wonderful video!!
Thank you! 👍
An interesting detail about this is that the Braunschweig currently lacks its RBS-15 Mk3s. Usually, these corvettes are equipped with 2x2 box launchers located midship behind the frontal sensor island.
Thanks for the information. 👍
A really nice video. Thanks ❤
Thanks for watching! 👍
Great video.
Thanks. It is unusual to have two navy ships in a week!
I really like the visual expression
Thanks for watching the video. 👍
Braunschweig is the root duchery of family Mountbatten (Battenberg)
Thanks for the information. 👍
Isn't that the family name originally of the Royal Family? Before they became, Windsor?
@@WALTERBROADDUS According to Wikipedia, "In 1917, the name of the British royal house was changed from the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor, taking its name from the royal residence in Berkshire."
@@ThamesShips we where not so much liked back then. ;-) Is it not funny? The great war had been a family quarrel. The Kaiser had been the grandson of queen Victoria. The Russian Zar had been a cousain. And it all started because a Serbian (back ten Austria terretory) killed his Prince from Austria. Serbians still have strong bonds with Russia. So the Russian Zar helped the Serbians and we helped our Austrian neighbours (House Habsburg who ruled Germany for hundred of years). My point. It was not our business but we had a mad Kaiser who had issues with his grandma. You could laugh about it but it did cost so many lifes and traumatised a generation and it led directly to WW2.
Finally reached london after 79 years
They got lost for a while. 🤔 😆 😅 🤣 😂
our both navys are in very close cooperation since decades. We defend the same trading routes on sea and exchange officers for training since years. It is not "reached London after 79 years". We are brothers in arms.
Class 👏
Thanks. It is unusual to have two navy ships in a week!
Vielleicht ist an mir die Zeit etwas vorbei gegangen, ich war auch bei der Bundesmarine, aber so eine "Einlauf-Besatzung" habe ich meines wissens noch nie erlebt ! Ich kann mich ,wie vielleicht auch viele "Seemänner" daran Erinnern, das das Oberdecks-Personal in weißer Uniform an Oberdeck stand und dem Gastland die entsprechende "Ehre" erwies!
Vielen Dank, dass Sie sich das Video angesehen haben. Es scheint, dass die Tradition der Matrosen an Deck nicht mehr gepflegt wird (zumindest nicht, wenn die Marineschiffe in London ankommen).
Jemand erzählte mir einmal, dass die Tradition der Matrosen an Deck dazu führte, dem Gastland zu zeigen, dass die Kanonen auf dem Schiff nicht bemannt waren, aber ob das wahr ist oder nicht, weiß ich nicht.
this had that same feeling as when jmsdf destroyer entering pearl harbor
Thames Tunnel Mills, that looks authentic. History. What is it, I wonder. Are those inland barges pulling cargo? Great video, thank you.
The Thames Tunnel Mills used to be 19th-century mill buildings and warehouses. They were in use until the early 1960s and were then left and began to decay. Planning permission was obtained to turn them into flats and this was completed in 1983.
The first tug is owned by a company called Cory which is a waste management company. The barges are filled with non recyclable household waste and are towed down the river to a place called Belvedere. Cory have an incinerator plant there where the waste is burned and the steam produced is used to generate electricity for local houses. Cory have a number of these tugs that tow the waste down the river and they appear in a few of the videos.
I am not sure about the second tug / barge but I think it will probably be used to carry aggregate.
@@ThamesShips Thank you so much! That is ever so interesting. The Mills look great.
she's beautiful !
Thanks for watching. Yes - I agree 👍
@@ThamesShips I have a friend in Emden who does " Am Seehafen" channel , I must send this to her !
@@fredtedstedman Thanks. I will have a look at her channel.
Looks imposing to me !
Thank you for the video!🇬🇧❤️ I have two questions: Is there a naval meeting in London and what kind of warships are those where our frigate is about to dock? Unfortunately I couldn't understand it in a competitor's video. Thank you very much!
Thanks for watching. 👍
1) There is no naval meeting in London. I believe FGS Braunschweig is on a courtesy visit to London and is currently the only in service navy ship in London.
2) It has moored alongside HMS Belfast. HMS Belfast is a light cruiser from the second world war and since 1971 has been permanently moored on the River Thames as a museum ship. Navy ships and small cruise ships can moor alongside HMS Belfast when they visit London.
@@ThamesShips Aha, o.k. Thank you for this info's!💯👍
@@chrisf.8177 Gern geschehen!
Ironically the Israeli version of the corvette is far more heavily armed. The use German submarines as well.
As it was mentioned so many times, its the Captain´s choice, which song is played. And watching how the "Imperial March" made some freak out, its even better! Its something the Monty Python Guys would have made as a joke, but it aktually happened. Some Brits can't understand German-British Humor ;)
Agreed!
@@ThamesShips I first thought it was a joke, but after checking some news sides, its real. And I love it xD Cheers from Germany!
don´t mention the war!
And what is best. The imperial march is US American music from Hollywood made for a sience fiction movie. It is not Wagners ride of the walkyres!.So, wat the hell could be a problem??? And lastly, who had been the imperium ruling the waves and most of the world? The UK! All the Brits who went mad have German humor and do not understand history.
When is it leaving?
It is currently scheduled to pass Tower Bridge at 1:45pm on Monday. You can check the lift schedule page on the Tower Bridge website to check in case there are any changes.
@@ThamesShips thank you! What do you think is the best place to capture it (don't want to be backlit)
@@rmaviationtv I usually turn up on the day and try to work out the best place to film given the location of the sun.
If you don't want Tower Bridge in the picture then filming from the bridge would be good as you can look down on the ship and see it approaching.
If you do want to include Tower Bridge, you will probably want to be downriver of the bridge to see the ship coming through.
Hi dear Brits, a honest question from Germany.
What was the purpose for the "Braunschweig" to visit London?
A Nato exercise with one Ship in the capital of GB?
I don't think so.
Best wishes from Germany 😊
German vessels while on exercises or missions longer than a week will if possible visit a foreign port on weekends not only for resupply but also rest and recreation. As such cities that have something worthwhile to visit such as London, Oslo, Gothenburg etc. Will be chosen when arrangeable. On top it serves as interaction will allied partners to strengthen bonds. If a vessel was at sea for longer without a port visit it may also sometimes stay an additional week
@@the_retag 👍
In addition to the other reply, it is common for navy ships to visit other countries. Earlier in the week that "Braunschweig" visited London, the Indian Navy ship INS TABAR also visited. Such visits promote goodwill between the countries.
When in London, the some of the crew of the Indian ship hosted members of the Indian community and the ship's band was used to entertain at local events.
There was also a meeting at the High Commission of India in London and various dignitaries and diplomats.
There was also a cricket match between the Indian and UK armed forces and some of the crew visited a veteran's hospital.
Although I am not sure about the exact events that the crew of "Braunschweig" took part in during their visit, it is likely to be similar to the events for the Indian ship though obviously involving the German community in London.
"Braunschweig" arrived at Devenport this morning so it is still in the UK.
@@ThamesShips maybe some of command did official visits, the crew went to party most likely
@@the_retag Yes - that is true!
Comment by me .. a sarcastic / frustrated german: " Oh see ... the entire german navy has arrived in London" 🤣
...this is absolut bullshit - and you know that...!!
Our navy is not really THAT bad.
I don`t get it
@@odemsorHe is humourously pointing to that the German Navy is not exactly huge. Atleast considerable smaller than, say, the British counterpart.
I'm Norwegian, so I could actually make the very same comment about OUR Navy...and be somewhat spot on. 😆
@@tb77even if you take the smaller population size of norway into equation?
Braunschweig = Brunswick!!! Got it ???
Nice video - and no flags at the stern this time!😊
Thanks. Yes - that is why I am curious as to why they were on INS Tabar!
@@ThamesShipsgerman navy vessels fly a top flag underway, only when connected to land (by lines or anchor) will they rise flags on bow and stern, and pull down the top
@@the_retag Thanks for the information but this refers to a different matter.
Earlier in the week, the Indian navy vessel INS TABAR had been in London. When it arrived and departed, it had two flags at the stern (one red and one green) on the same side as the navigation lights. We were wondering why the Indian navy ship had the red and green flags at the stern since it seemed unusual. The point above being made was that the German navy ship didn't have the red and green flags.
This time the Germans have paid you a visit, from Saturday, September 21st we will welcome you in Munich. Then cheers and prost.... 🍻
So that Star Wars imperial theme song video is a fake?......🤷
No - it is not a fake video. The Star Wars tune was played when the ship departed from London. When the ship arrived in London, it played a tune called "London Calling" by The Clash.
@@ThamesShips Danke für die Information. Ich hatte auh schon Angst auf ein Fake Video reingefallen zu sein. Die Idee mit dem Imperialen Marsch von Darth Vader ist einfach cool und humorvoll.
@@bissigerChristian Ja - ich stimme zu!
@@bissigerChristian Yep! Und beide Tracks (in dieser Reihenfolge) ist noch cooler (die "Message") =)
Pronouncing Braunschweig must be difficult for Brits 🤔
Maybe things would work better in Low German?
Brunswiek 😅
Thanks for watching the video. 👍
The best cavallery troops of Wellington in Waterloo where from Brunswick.Remember: all Royals are from German origin.
@@FritzKraut That doesn't really surprise me 😉
Even today, Lower Saxony is still considered a 'horse country'.
The British cavalry wasn't particularly outstanding either.
There is a biography of a Friedrich Lindau from Hamelin who fought as a member of the 2nd Light Battalion of the KGL in Spain and Waterloo and was one of the 42 survivors of La Haye Sainte.
He described quite clearly how British and Hanoverian cavalrymen differed in the Spanish campaign.
After a mission, the British left their horses to their own devices, sometimes even playing them away at the gaming table, while the Hanoverians took care of their horses first and then themselves. It was a completely different bond between rider and horse, and only because of that It was possible that the horses trusted their riders so blindly that the Hanoverians of the KGL managed to completely destroy 3 of 4 French squares in a battalion because the horses were not deterred from a frontal attack by the French bayonets.
This was such an incredible achievement that all KGL officers were subsequently awarded a British officer's pension for life, and the KGL, previously seen as better auxiliary troops, was given almost elite status.
(It was not without reason that Wellington had the important La Haye Sainte estate in the center of Waterloo defended from the front by the 2nd Light Battalion KGL)
Quelle:
Ein Waterlookämpfer: Erinnerungen eines Soldaten aus den Feldzügen der königlich deutschen Legion
von: Friedrich Lindau
Bogle, James and Andrew Uffindell (editors). A Waterloo Hero: the Reminiscences of Friedrich Lindau. Barnsley(UK): Pen & Sword, 2009. 224 pages. ISBN# 9781848325395
I don't know what an "FGS" is. Another idotic Anglo-Saxon invention.
Thanks for watching. FGS is an acronym for Federal German Ship and is used when referring to German Naval vessels (in a similar way that HMS or His Majesty's Ship is used for Royal Navy vessels).
@@ThamesShips I'm amused every time about this since in German 'FGS' means 'Fahrgastschiff', 'Passenger Ship'. The first two findings on Wikipedia when researching German Wikipedia for FGS are 'German Naval ship' and 'Fahrgastschiff'.😀
@@isitramt Thanks for the information. I did not know that!
It is a ship prefix identifier. Like USS or HMS.
@@WALTERBROADDUS Agreed. 👍