14/04/2023, Fassmer shipyard, Lemwerder, Germany.

Final fitting out of this new Bundespolizei (German Federal Police) Coastguard, Law Enforcement & patrol vessel.
The keel was laid on 26/09/2022, and the vessel is scheduled to be delivered in May 2023.

The fourth of four 'Potsdam' Class vessels.
BP 81 Potsdam.
BP 82 Bamberg
BP 83 Bad Duben &
BP 84 Neustadt.

Technical specification:
Length: 86.20m
Width: 13.40m
Draft: 3.20 m
Displacement: 1,980 t
Max speed: 21 knots
Empty weight: 678 tonnes.

Propulsion & Manouvering:
2 x 4080 kW, Wärtsilä 12V26 &
2 x 600 kW electric motors.
Propeller: 2 x CPP Ø 2,75 m.
Bow Thruster: 2 x 350 kW.
Total engines output:
8,160 kW / 11,095 hp / 10,943 hp.

The hull was built by Western Baltija Shipbuilding, Klaipeda, Lithuania, with fitting out and completion by Fassmer.

The ships have a helideck on which the Federal Police's largest helicopter, the Airbus Helicopters Super Puma, can also land. They also have special container slots for mission equipment and control boats that can be used in waves up to four meters high.

Photo with the kind permission of Ovanes Agaryan.