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The ports of the western Baltic
fregatte.de is set in a real sea area: the western Baltic Sea with the Bay of Kiel, the Belts, the Sound and the Arkona Basin out to Bornholm. Twelve ports in Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Poland are your bases. This is where you accept missions, take on fuel and ammunition, repair and upgrade your frigate. This page introduces the sea area and every port.
The sea area
The playing area stretches from 9.40° to 15.30° east and from 53.80° to 56.20° north – roughly 203 by 144 nautical miles. The coastline comes from OpenStreetMap data and shows fjords, lagoons and islands such as Fehmarn, Lolland, Falster, Rügen and Bornholm. Because time in the game runs twenty times faster, the passage from Kiel to Rostock takes only about 11 minutes at 20 kn, and you can cross the whole area from west to east in around half an hour.
Missions lead into named sea areas such as the Bay of Kiel, Fehmarn Belt, Bay of Mecklenburg, Kadet Channel, Great Belt, The Sound, Arkona Basin, Pomeranian Bay and Bornholm Strait. The chart in the game is for orientation only: water depths, fairways and restricted areas are not shown.
All ports at a glance
| Port | Country | Shipyard | In the game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiel | Germany | yes | Major base, inner fjord |
| Flensburg | Germany | – | Port position at Mürwik |
| Eckernförde | Germany | – | Eckernförde Bay |
| Lübeck-Travemünde | Germany | – | Mouth of the Trave |
| Rostock-Warnemünde | Germany | yes | Major base |
| Sassnitz | Germany | – | Rügen |
| Gedser | Denmark | – | Southern tip of Falster |
| Korsør | Denmark | – | Great Belt |
| Copenhagen | Denmark | yes | Major base, harbour entrance |
| Rønne (Bornholm) | Denmark | – | Outpost in the east |
| Trelleborg | Sweden | – | South coast of Scania |
| Świnoujście | Poland | – | Mouth of the Świna |
All twelve ports offer missions, fuel, ammunition and repairs. The shipyard for upgrades exists only in Kiel, Rostock and Copenhagen – which creates traffic between the ports.
The German ports
- Kiel – capital of Schleswig-Holstein on the Kiel Fjord, eastern end of the Kiel Canal, naval base and home of Kiel Week. In the game a major base with a shipyard; the admiral of every round starts here too.
- Flensburg – on the Flensburg Fjord close to the Danish border. The district of Mürwik is home to the naval academy where the German Navy trains its officers. The game’s port position lies at Mürwik.
- Eckernförde – seaside resort on Eckernförde Bay and base of the German submarines.
- Lübeck-Travemünde – seaside resort at the mouth of the Trave and an important ferry port for Scandinavia and the Baltic states.
- Rostock-Warnemünde – Warnemünde at the mouth of the Warnow is a well-known cruise port; ferries run from Rostock to Gedser and Trelleborg, among others. In the game the second major base with a shipyard.
- Sassnitz – port town on Rügen, near the chalk cliffs of Jasmund National Park.
Denmark, Sweden, Poland
- Gedser – at the southern tip of the island of Falster, the southernmost point of Denmark; ferry port for Rostock.
- Korsør – on the west coast of Zealand on the Great Belt, near the Great Belt Bridge.
- Copenhagen – Denmark’s capital on the Sound, linked to Malmö by the Øresund Bridge. In the game the third major base with a shipyard; the port position lies at the harbour entrance.
- Rønne – main town of Bornholm, on the island’s west coast. In the game the outpost in the east, far from the shipyards.
- Trelleborg – on the south coast of Sweden, a ferry port with links to Germany.
- Świnoujście (Swinemünde) – Poland’s port on the Świna between the islands of Usedom and Wolin.
What you do in port
- Entering port: sail into the port zone (3 nm around the port), slow down below 5 kn and press “Enter port”. No weapon works in the port zone; ships lying in port do not show on the chart.
- Missions: every port offers its own missions with pay, points and a deadline – such as escort, transport, search and rescue or surveillance. At most two run at the same time.
- Supplies: fuel costs 1 pay per 10 nm of range, an anti-ship missile 40, an anti-air missile 15, gun ammunition 1 pay per 10 rounds, repairs 50 pay per hull point.
- Shipyard: five lines of five levels each, at most 12 levels in total, from 150 to 2,400 pay per level. Upgrades only in Kiel, Rostock and Copenhagen; removal anywhere, with a 50 % refund.
In port you see the public AIS picture of every ship with AIS on. Each round begins with choosing your home port. More in the guide.
Collecting ports: awards
A port counts for your career when you enter it from sea; the home port of a round does not count. The Port connoisseur award has levels for 3, 6, 9 and 12 different ports. Then there are German coast (all six German ports), Danish ports (all four Danish ones) and the Baltic round trip through all twelve. For Long voyage you cover 200 nm without entering port, and On the last drop means arriving with less than 10 % in the tank.