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FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven.
Bayern was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea and had trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988.
The Bayern is armed with an OTO-Melara 76 mm/62Mk-75 multi-purpose naval gun, two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles, a Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles, 8 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers, four 324 mm torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes, and two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons.
Two Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A helicopters were aboard, 83+02 (on the flight deck) and 83+12 (inside the starboard hangar) from MFG-5, based at Nordholz.
German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Visible aft of the OTO-Melara 76 mm/62Mk-75 multi-purpose naval gun is one of two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles.
In front of the bridge is a Mk 41 Mod 3 vertical launch system for 16 Sea Sparrow antiaircraft missiles. The ship also has 8 Harpoon anti-ship missile launchers amidships, four 324 mm torpedo tubes for Mk 46 torpedoes, and two Mauser BK-27 27 mm rapid-fire cannons. Two Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A helicopters were aboard.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 30 September 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 30 September 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 30 September 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 30 September 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 30 September 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Main landing gear, which is canted outwards 27 degrees to stop the helicopter rolling back off the deck.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Under fuselage harpoon on the left of photo, and cargo hook on the right. Once landed on deck, the pilot presses a button on the collective and the harpoon is extended hydraulically into the deck grid, a claw grabs onto the grid and pulls the aircraft downwards, holding it on deck.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Cabin, with sensor/winch operator’s seat and rescue winch close to the camera.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Cockpit, with sensor operator on the left and pilot on the right.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose landing gear.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Main landing gear, which is canted outwards 27 degrees to stop the helicopter rolling back off the deck.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+02 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 422) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Nose art on the starboard side depicts Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22). 83+02 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 223), first flown on 18 June 1981 as G-BIHK and delivered to the German Navy on 27 April 1983. By 2005, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 422.
A second Super Lynx (83+12) was in the starboard hangar, wearing nose art on its port side, depicting Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+12 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 428) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Inside the starboard hangar. Nose art on the port side of this helicopter depicts Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22).
83+12 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 272), first flown on 19 November 1982 as G-17-32 and delivered to the German Navy on 14 January 1983. By 2004, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 428.
A second Super Lynx (83+02) was outside on the flight deck, wearing nose art on its starboard side depicting Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. 83+12 Westland Super Lynx Mk.88A (MSN 428) of Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG5), aboard the German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Inside the starboard hangar. Nose art on the port side of this helicopter depicts Dusty Hill, lead singer of rock band ZZ Top and says “IPD 21/22” (Indo Pacific Deployment 2021/22).
83+12 was originally built as a Sea Lynx Mk.88 (MSN 272), first flown on 19 November 1982 as G-17-32 and delivered to the German Navy on 14 January 1983. By 2004, it had been converted to a Super Lynx Mk.88A and was allocated MSN 428.
A second Super Lynx (83+02) was outside on the flight deck, wearing nose art on its starboard side depicting Lemmy, the founder and lead singer of the rock band Motörhead.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. German Navy frigate FGS Bayern (F217) at Fremantle Port, Western Australia – 2 October 2021. Photo © David Eyre.
Visible above the hangars is one of two Mk 49 launchers for 21 x RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles.
FGS Bayern (F217) is is a Brandenburg-class frigate of the German Navy, commissioned on 15 June 1996 and home-ported at Wilhelmshaven. It was on a six-month deployment to demonstrate Germany’s ongoing commitment to the Indo-Pacific and to defend the freedom of the sea . The Bayern trained with ships from Australia, Singapore, Japan and the United States.
The last time a German Navy ship visited Sydney, Australia for the Bicentennial in 1988. It visited Fremantle from 28 September to 5 October 2021.
