Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1
Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1
Background and composition
SNMCMG1 (Standing NATO Response Force Mine Countermeasures Group 1). Units assigned to this force are mostly from countries with access to the Atlantic. The group is usually formed with five or six minehunters and a support ship, usually acting as flagship. Commonly known as MCMFORNORTH, recently changed it's original name, due to changes in NATO doctrine. Currently is one the groups forming the maritime component of NATO's Response Force (NRF). It's area of operations is the northern atlantic, from Norway to the Strait of Gibraltar, Ireland to the Baltic Sea.
| Country | Number | Name | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany |  | A516 | Donau (Flagship) | View |
| Estonia |  | M315 | Ugandi | |
| Norway |  | M342 | Maloy | View |
| France |  | M643 | Androméde | View |
| Netherlands |  | M862 | Zierikzee | View |
| Belgium |  | M917 | Crocus | View |
Events
List of visits, exercises and events of the fleet. Due to obvious reasons it is almost impossible to have accurate data at all times, feedback is always welcome and i'll more than happy to correct inacurate or missing data.
| Dates | Description |
|---|---|
| 02/02/2024 / ??/02/2024 | Oostende, Belgium |
| ??/01/2024 / 25/01/2024 | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| ??/01/2024 / 20/01/2024 | Oostende, Belgium |
| ??/01/2024 / 08/01/2024 | Swinoujscie, Poland |
| ??/11/2023 / 21/11/2023 | Kiel, Germany |
| ??/11/2023 / 18/11/2023 | Turku, Finland |
| ??/11/2023 / 10/11/2023 | Tallin, Estonia |
| ??/11/2023 / 03/11/2023 | Kiel, Germany |
| 30/10/2023 / ??/11/2023 | Dublin, Ireland |
| ??/10/2023 / 25/10/2023 | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| ??/10/2023 / 18/10/2023 | St. Malo, France |
| ??/10/2023 / 09/10/2023 | Cherbourg, France |
| 19/09/2023 / ??/09/2023 | Ventspils, Latvia |
| 09/09/2023 / ??/09/2023 | Riga, Latvia |
| 01/09/2023 / ??/09/2023 | Kiel, Germany |
| ??/08/2023 / 22/08/2023 | Delfzijl, Netherlands |
| ??/08/2023 / 15/08/2023 | Rostock, Germany |
| ??/07/2023 / 26/07/2023 | Visby, Sweden |
| 15/07/2023 / ??/07/2023 | Ronne, Denmark |
| 06/07/2023 / ??/07/2023 | Swinoujscie, Poland |
| 20/06/2023 / ??/06/2023 | Kiel, Germany |
| 28/05/2023 / ??/05/2023 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 11/05/2023 / ??/05/2023 | Riga, Latvia |
| 05/05/2023 / ??/05/2023 | Szczecin, Poland |
| 28/04/2023 / ??/05/2023 | Göteborg, Sweden |
| 14/04/2023 / ??/04/2023 | Bergen, Norway |
| 06/04/2023 / ??/04/2023 | Reykjavik, Iceland |
| 21/03/2023 / ??/03/2023 | Torshavn, Denmark |
| 17/03/2023 / ??/03/2023 | Alesund, Norway |
| 14/03/2023 / ??/03/2023 | Bodo, Norway |
| 12/03/2023 / ??/03/2023 | Sortland, Norway |
| 12/03/2023 / ??/03/2023 | Narvik, Norway |
| 11/03/2023 / ??/03/2023 | Harstadt, Norway |
| 11/03/2023 / ??/03/2023 | Haugesund, Norway |
| 02/03/2023 / ??/03/2023 | Haugesund, Norway |
| 23/02/2023 / ??/02/2023 | London, United Kingdom |
| 17/02/2023 / ??/02/2023 | Kiel, Germany |
| 09/02/2023 / ??/02/2023 | Kiel, Germany |
| 01/02/2023 / ??/02/2023 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 21/01/2023 / ??/01/2023 | Oostende, Belgium |
| 10/01/2023 / ??/01/2023 | Oslo, Norway |
| ??/11/2022 / 24/11/2022 | Turku, Finland |
| ??/11/2022 / 08/11/2022 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 21/10/2022 / ??/10/2022 | Hamburg, Germany |
| ??/10/2022 / 19/10/2022 | London, United Kingdom |
| 25/09/2022 / ??/10/2022 | Exercise DYNAMIC MESSENGER 22 |
| 09/09/2022 / ??/09/2022 | El Ferrol, Spain |
| 12/08/2022 / ??/08/2022 | St. Malo, France |
| 08/08/2022 / ??/08/2022 | Helgoland, Germany |
| 04/08/2022 / ??/08/2022 | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| 03/08/2022 / ??/08/2022 | Kiel, Germany |
| 26/07/2022 / ??/07/2022 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 08/07/2022 / ??/07/2022 | Szczecin, Poland |
| 22/06/2022 / ??/06/2022 | Frederikshavn, Denmark |
| 21/06/2022 / ??/06/2022 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 10/06/2022 / ??/06/2022 | Ronne, Denmark |
| 30/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Swinoujscie, Poland |
| 26/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Szczecin, Poland |
| 24/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Kiel, Germany |
| 20/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Liepaja, Latvia |
| 12/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 10/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Liepaja, Latvia |
| 06/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 03/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Hundipea, Estonia |
| 03/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 03/05/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Frederikshavn, Denmark |
| 30/04/2022 / ??/05/2022 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 25/04/2022 / ??/04/2022 | Turku, Finland |
| 03/04/2022 / ??/04/2022 | Bodo, Norway |
| 25/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Fornes, Norway |
| 23/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Tromso, Norway |
| 21/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Harstadt, Norway |
| 20/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Narvik, Norway |
| 16/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Narvik, Norway |
| 16/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Lodingen, Norway |
| 11/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Trondheim, Norway |
| 08/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Ijmuiden, Netherlands |
| 03/03/2022 / ??/03/2022 | Stavanger, Norway |
| 24/02/2022 / ??/02/2022 | Kiel, Germany |
| 15/02/2022 / ??/02/2022 | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| 11/02/2022 / ??/02/2022 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 08/02/2022 / ??/02/2022 | Kiel, Germany |
| 04/02/2022 / ??/02/2022 | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 28/01/2022 / ??/01/2022 | Rostock, Germany |
| 24/01/2022 / ??/01/2022 | Sassnitz, Germany |
| 21/01/2022 / ??/01/2022 | Ronne, Denmark |
| 14/01/2022 / ??/01/2022 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 17/12/2021 / ??/12/2021 | Rostock, Germany |
| 03/12/2021 / ??/12/2021 | Liepaja, Latvia |
| 17/11/2021 / ??/11/2021 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 15/11/2021 / ??/11/2021 | Swinoujscie, Poland |
| 12/11/2021 / ??/11/2021 | Szczecin, Poland |
| 05/11/2021 / ??/11/2021 | Swinoujscie, Poland |
| 29/10/2021 / ??/10/2021 | Malmo, Sweden |
| 27/10/2021 / ??/10/2021 | Skagen, Denmark |
| 20/10/2021 / ??/10/2021 | Cuxhaven, Germany |
| 15/10/2021 / ??/10/2021 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 08/10/2021 / ??/10/2021 | London, United Kingdom |
| 30/09/2021 / ??/09/2021 | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| 16/09/2021 / ??/09/2021 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 10/09/2021 / ??/09/2021 | Cardiff, United Kingdom |
| 03/09/2021 / ??/09/2021 | Cherbourg, France |
| 02/09/2021 / ??/09/2021 | Eemshaven, Netherlands |
| 25/08/2021 / ??/08/2021 | Eemshaven, Netherlands |
| 20/08/2021 / ??/08/2021 | Eemshaven, Netherlands |
| 14/08/2021 / ??/08/2021 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 07/08/2021 / ??/08/2021 | Cherbourg, France |
| 06/08/2021 / ??/08/2021 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 30/07/2021 / ??/07/2021 | Bergen, Norway |
| 24/07/2021 / ??/07/2021 | Frederikshavn, Denmark |
| 20/07/2021 / ??/07/2021 | Rostock, Germany |
| 18/06/2021 / ??/06/2021 | Kiel, Germany |
| 12/06/2021 / ??/06/2021 | Nyborg, Denmark |
| 12/06/2021 / ??/06/2021 | Sassnitz, Germany |
| 10/06/2021 / ??/06/2021 | Kiel, Germany |
| 07/06/2021 / ??/06/2021 | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 05/06/2021 / ??/06/2021 | Kiel, Germany |
| 04/06/2021 / ??/06/2021 | Marstal, Denmark |
| 29/05/2021 / ??/06/2021 | Swinoujscie, Poland |
| 20/05/2021 / ??/05/2021 | Swinoujscie, Poland |
| 14/05/2021 / ??/05/2021 | Rostock, Germany |
| 08/05/2021 / ??/05/2021 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 01/05/2021 / ??/05/2021 | Turku, Finland |
| 27/03/2021 / ??/03/2021 | Liepaja, Latvia |
| 25/03/2021 / ??/03/2021 | Kiel, Germany |
| 22/03/2021 / ??/03/2021 | Karlskrona, Sweden |
| 19/03/2021 / ??/03/2021 | Karlskrona, Sweden |
| 15/03/2021 / ??/03/2021 | Kiel, Germany |
| 11/03/2021 / ??/03/2021 | Kiel, Germany |
| 27/02/2021 / ??/03/2021 | Kiel, Germany |
| 16/02/2021 / 19/02/2021 | Kristiansand, Norway |
| 13/02/2021 / ??/02/2021 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 13/02/2021 / ??/02/2021 | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| 10/02/2021 / ??/02/2021 | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| 13/02/2021 / ??/02/2021 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 13/02/2021 / ??/02/2021 | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| 05/02/2021 / ??/02/2021 | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| 26/01/2021 / ??/01/2021 | Devonport, United Kingdom |
| 18/01/2021 / ??/01/2021 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 11/12/2020 / ??/12/2020 | Szczecin, Poland |
| 05/12/2020 / ??/12/2020 | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 27/11/2020 / ??/11/2020 | Flensburg, Germany |
| 26/11/2020 / ??/11/2020 | Kiel, Germany |
| 20/11/2020 / ??/11/2020 | Rostock, Germany |
| 13/11/2020 / ??/11/2020 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 05/11/2020 / ??/11/2020 | Roja, Latvia |
| 30/10/2020 / ??/11/2020 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 15/10/2020 / ??/10/2020 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 09/10/2020 / ??/10/2020 | Gdansk, Poland |
| 02/10/2020 / ??/10/2020 | Rostock, Germany |
| 25/09/2020 / ??/09/2020 | Kiel, Germany |
| 18/09/2020 / ??/09/2020 | Korsoer, Denmark |
| 11/09/2020 / ??/09/2020 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 10/09/2020 / ??/09/2020 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 04/09/2020 / ??/09/2020 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 21/08/2020 / ??/08/2020 | Stavanger, Norway |
| 13/08/2020 / ??/08/2020 | Tromso, Norway |
| 01/08/2020 / ??/08/2020 | Bodo, Norway |
| 29/07/2020 / ??/07/2020 | Maloy, Norway |
| 24/07/2020 / ??/07/2020 | Haakonsvern, Norway |
| 16/06/2020 / ??/06/2020 | Kiel, Germany |
| 27/05/2020 / ??/05/2020 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 15/05/2020 / ??/05/2020 | Hundipea, Estonia |
| 13/05/2020 / ??/05/2020 | Roja, Latvia |
| 29/04/2020 / ??/04/2020 | Ventspils, Latvia |
| 11/04/2020 / ??/04/2020 | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| 07/04/2020 / ??/04/2020 | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| 06/04/2020 / ??/04/2020 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 28/03/2020 / ??/03/2020 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 27/03/2020 / ??/03/2020 | Haugesund, Norway |
| 27/03/2020 / ??/03/2020 | Dieppe, France |
| 27/03/2020 / ??/03/2020 | Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 22/03/2020 / ??/03/2020 | Dieppe, France |
| 13/03/2020 / ??/03/2020 | Kiel, Germany |
| 06/03/2020 / ??/03/2020 | Copenhaguen, Denmark |
| 21/02/2020 / ??/02/2020 | Oslo, Norway |
| 19/02/2020 / ??/02/2020 | Frederikshavn, Denmark |
| 15/02/2020 / ??/02/2020 | Kiel, Germany |
| 03/02/2020 / ??/02/2020 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 24/01/2020 / ??/01/2020 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 13/01/2020 / ??/01/2020 | Oslo, Norway |
| 15/11/2019 / ??/11/2019 | Riga, Latvia |
| 01/11/2019 / ??/11/2019 | Liepaja, Latvia |
| 11/10/2019 / ??/10/2019 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 04/10/2019 / ??/10/2019 | Ronne, Denmark |
| 17/08/2019 / ??/08/2019 | Rostock, Germany |
| 24/05/2019 / ??/05/2019 | Bremerhaven, Germany |
| 17/05/2019 / ??/05/2019 | Gdynia, Poland |
| 12/05/2019 / ??/05/2019 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 01/05/2019 / ??/05/2019 | Kiel, Germany |
| 12/04/2019 / ??/04/2019 | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| 16/02/2019 / ??/02/2019 | Cherbourg, France |
| 09/02/2019 / ??/02/2019 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 25/01/2019 / ??/02/2019 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 14/01/2019 / ??/01/2019 | Copenhaguen, Denmark |
| 07/12/2018 / ??/12/2018 | Kiel, Germany |
| 30/11/2018 / ??/12/2018 | Szczecin, Poland |
| 23/11/2018 / ??/11/2018 | Karlskrona, Sweden |
| 16/11/2018 / ??/11/2018 | Riga, Latvia |
| 09/11/2018 / ??/11/2018 | Aarhus, Denmark |
| 04/11/2018 / ??/11/2018 | Alesund, Norway |
| 04/11/2018 / ??/11/2018 | Kristiansand, Norway |
| 20/10/2018 / ??/10/2018 | Bergen, Norway |
| 12/10/2018 / ??/10/2018 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 05/10/2018 / ??/10/2018 | Wismar, Germany |
| 27/09/2018 / ??/09/2018 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 10/09/2018 / ??/09/2018 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 06/09/2018 / ??/09/2018 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 30/08/2018 / ??/09/2018 | Esbjerg, Denmark |
| 24/08/2018 / ??/08/2018 | Bergen, Norway |
| 10/08/2018 / ??/08/2018 | Trondheim, Norway |
| 16/06/2018 / 24/06/2018 | Kiel, Germany |
| 25/05/2018 / 31/05/2018 | Ventspils, Latvia |
| 11/05/2018 / ??/05/2018 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 20/04/2018 / ??/04/2018 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 13/04/2018 / ??/04/2018 | St. Malo, France |
| 30/03/2018 / ??/03/2018 | Antwerp, Belgium |
| 16/03/2018 / ??/03/2018 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 09/03/2018 / ??/03/2018 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 06/03/2018 / ??/03/2018 | Kiel, Germany |
| 02/03/2018 / ??/03/2018 | Bremen, Germany |
| 23/02/2018 / ??/02/2018 | Aalborg, Denmark |
| 09/02/2018 / ??/02/2018 | Oslo, Norway |
| 02/02/2018 / 05/02/2018 | Dundee, United Kingdom |
| 26/01/2018 / 29/01/2018 | Hull, United Kingdom |
| 15/01/2018 / ??/01/2018 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| ??/12/2017 / ??/12/2017 | Copenhaguen, Denmark |
| 01/12/2017 / 04/12/2017 | Szczecin, Poland |
| 24/11/2017 / 27/11/2017 | Malmo, Sweden |
| 16/11/2017 / 20/11/2017 | Kiel, Germany |
| 07/11/2017 / 08/11/2017 | Caen, France |
| ??/11/2017 / 08/11/2017 | St. Malo, France |
| 20/10/2017 / 23/10/2017 | Cherbourg, France |
| 13/10/2017 / 16/10/2017 | Belfast, United Kingdom |
| 01/10/2017 / 12/10/2017 | Exercise JOINT WARRIOR 17 |
| 28/09/2017 / ??/09/2017 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 22/09/2017 / 25/09/2017 | Frederikshavn, Denmark |
| 16/09/2017 / 18/09/2017 | Ronne, Denmark |
| 08/09/2017 / ??/09/2017 | Karlskrona, Sweden |
| 01/09/2017 / 03/09/2017 | Turku, Finland |
| 22/08/2017 / ??/08/2017 | Mersrags, Latvia |
| 11/08/2017 / ??/08/2017 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 26/06/2017 / ??/06/2017 | Riga, Latvia |
| 22/06/2017 / ??/06/2017 | Kiel, Germany |
| 02/06/2017 / ??/06/2017 | Szczecin, Poland |
| 21/05/2017 / ??/05/2017 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 12/05/2017 / ??/05/2017 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 03/05/2017 / ??/05/2017 | Liepaja, Latvia |
| 13/03/2017 / ??/03/2017 | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| 13/03/2017 / ??/03/2017 | Exercise DYNAMIC MANTA |
| 10/03/2017 / ??/03/2017 | Devonport, United Kingdom |
| 03/03/2017 / ??/03/2017 | Devonport, United Kingdom |
| 11/02/2017 / ??/02/2017 | Gent, Belgium |
| 07/02/2017 / ??/02/2017 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 14/01/2017 / ??/01/2017 | Rostock, Germany |
| 21/10/2016 / ??/10/2016 | Aberdeen, United Kingdom |
| 21/07/2016 / ??/07/2016 | Haakonsvern, Norway |
| 03/06/2016 / 19/06/2016 | Exercise BALTOPS 16 |
| 26/05/2016 / ??/05/2016 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 13/05/2016 / ??/05/2016 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 29/04/2016 / ??/05/2016 | Kristiansand, Norway |
| 22/04/2016 / ??/04/2016 | Faslane, United Kingdom |
| 04/03/2016 / ??/04/2016 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 01/04/2016 / ??/04/2016 | Dublin, Ireland |
| 23/03/2016 / ??/03/2016 | Portsmouth, United Kingdom |
| 17/03/2016 / ??/03/2016 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 26/02/2016 / ??/02/2016 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 24/02/2016 / ??/02/2016 | Kiel, Germany |
| 24/02/2016 / ??/02/2016 | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| 05/02/2016 / ??/02/2016 | Ronne, Denmark |
| 29/01/2016 / ??/01/2016 | Copenhaguen, Denmark |
| 26/11/2015 / ??/11/2015 | London, United Kingdom |
| ??/11/2015 / 11/11/2015 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 09/10/2015 / ??/10/2015 | La Coruña, Spain |
| 02/10/2015 / ??/10/2015 | Brest, France |
| 29/09/2015 / ??/09/2015 | Exercise Northern Coasts |
| 28/09/2015 / ??/09/2015 | Kiel, Germany |
| 04/09/2015 / ??/09/2015 | Hamburg, Germany |
| 28/08/2015 / ??/08/2015 | Den Helder, Netherlands |
| 21/08/2015 / ??/08/2015 | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 10/08/2015 / ??/08/2015 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 26/06/2015 / ??/06/2015 | Rota, Spain |
| 19/06/2015 / 28/06/2015 | Kiel, Germany |
| 04/06/2015 / ??/06/2015 | Gdynia, Poland |
| 29/05/2015 / ??/05/2015 | Tallin, Estonia |
| 08/05/2015 / ??/05/2015 | Klaipeda, Lithuania |
| 01/05/2015 / ??/05/2015 | Göteborg, Sweden |
| 25/04/2015 / ??/04/2015 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 10/04/2015 / ??/04/2015 | Glasgow, United Kingdom |
| 10/04/2015 / ??/04/2015 | Exercise Joint Warrior 151 |
| 02/04/2015 / ??/04/2015 | Falmouth, United Kingdom |
| 27/03/2015 / ??/03/2015 | Cherbourg, France |
| 13/03/2015 / ??/03/2015 | Zeebrugge, Belgium |
| 06/03/2015 / ??/03/2015 | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 27/02/2015 / ??/02/2015 | Kiel, Germany |
| 20/02/2015 / ??/02/2015 | Gdynia, Poland |
| 13/02/2015 / ??/02/2015 | Copenhaguen, Denmark |
| 30/01/2015 / ??/02/2015 | Kiel, Germany |