 The wreck of P29
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| History | |
|---|---|
 East Germany | |
| Name | Boltenhagen |
| Builder | Peenewerft shipyard |
| Laid down | 8 October 1969 |
| Launched | 22 May 1970 |
| Commissioned | 19 September 1970 |
| Decommissioned | 1990 |
| Identification | Hull number: GS09[citation needed] |
| Fate | Transferred to Germany, 1990 |
 Germany | |
| Name | Boltenhagen |
| Acquired | 1990 |
| Decommissioned | 30 June 1996 |
| Identification | Hull number: BG31 |
| Fate | Sold to Malta, 1997 |
 Malta | |
| Name | P29 |
| Acquired | 24 July 1997 |
| Decommissioned | 2004 |
| Fate | Scuttled as artificial dive site, 14 August 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Kondor I-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 361 tons |
| Length | 51.98 m (170 ft 6 in) |
| Beam | 7.12 m (23 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion | MD 40 diesel engines |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 20 |
| Armament | 1 × quad 14.5 mm gun |
Boltenhagen (GS09[citation needed]) was a Kondor I-class minesweeper built in East Germany. After the Volksmarine was disbanded just before the reunification of Germany, she was sold to Malta in 1997 and renamed P29 and was used as a patrol boat. After being decommissioned, she was scuttled as a dive site in 2007 off Ċirkewwa.