Docking S71 "Gpard " at MArs Wilhelmshaven May 3rd 2015

On May 3rd 20145 the future museumsboat S71 "Gepard" was towed  into the dock by a tug of Marinearsenal Wilhelmshaven. The boat was to be demilitarized in accordance with the Kriegswaffenkontrollgesetz (Law for the Control of War-Weapons) i.e. propellers and shafts were to be demounted.

S71 "Gepard" is tugged into the Dock - Picture: H. Klose

S71 "Gepard" in the Dock - Picture: K. Scheuch

Underwatership covered with Muslings - Picture: K. Scheuch

Also Shafts, Propellers and Rudders are tightly covered with Muslings - Picture: K. Scheuch

Unserwatership is painted using technical Support - Picture: K. Scheuch

Painting of Undterwatership and Hull is finished - Picture: K-. Scheuch

Demounting a  Propeller - Picture: H. Klose 

Also the Rudders are removed - Picture: H. Klose

Thie new Berthing of S71 "Gepard" - Picture: V. Nejedlo

After leaving the dock the boat was layilng alongside two decommissioned minehunters until she were to be transferred to the German Navy Museum.