141 - GDR Volksmarine NVA, lot, photo album with 74 photos, military service card, health book, circa 1970

GDR Volksmarine NVA, lot, photo album with 74 photos, military service card, health book, circa 1970 Paper, photographic paper, plastic, metal. Lot relating to the Volksmarine of the NVA, GDR, formerly owned by a member of the navy, 1) photo album with spiral binding and clear plastic sleeves, grey front cover with printed title page “Volksmarine” with coat of arms, two portrait photos and a photo of the anti-submarine ship Lübz with pennant number “454”, printed caption “Das UAW-Schiff Lübz während der Erprobung der Gasturbinen.”, 74 black-and-white photos with views on board, engine room with pipework and pressure gauges, switchboards, crew on deck and warships in harbour, with a printed sheet with illustration “Kommandantenwimpel der Volksmarine” and a photo of a ship model, 2) military service identity card with the state coat of arms of the GDR in clear plastic sleeve, 3) health book with the state coat of arms of the GDR, 4) liberty pass “NATIONALE VOLKSARMEE”, 5) detention admission slip, 1969, 6) leave pass “NATIONALE VOLKSARMEE” with stamp of the ticket office, 1970. Good condition commensurate with age. The Volksmarine was the naval force of the National People's Army (NVA) of the GDR; it received this name in November 1960 and was disbanded on 2 October 1990. Its command was based in Rostock, the 1st Flotilla in Peenemünde and the 4th Flotilla in Warnemünde. The ships of the Hai class (Project 12) were first designated submarine chasers, later anti-submarine ships, and were built from 1964 to 1966 at the Peenewerft in Wolgast. In this class a gas turbine plant was used for the first time to drive the outer shafts, while a diesel engine served for cruising. The ships were named after district towns of the three northern districts, among them Lübz; the class was in service from 1965 to 1984.