German tanker Rhön
.jpg) Rhön on 11 April 2013
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Name | Rhön |
| Namesake | Rhön |
| Owner | Deutsche Marine |
| Port of registry | Hamburg, Germany |
| Builder | Kröger, Rendsburg |
| Launched | 23 August 1974 |
| Acquired | 1976 |
| Commissioned | 23 September 1977 |
| Renamed | Okene |
| Homeport | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Rhön-class tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | 14,396 t (14,169 long tons) |
| Length | 130.2 m (427 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 19.3 m (63 ft 4 in) |
| Draught | 8.7 m (28 ft 7 in) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller |
| Speed | 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
| Range | 3,250 nmi (6,020 km; 3,740 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity |
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| Complement | 42 (civilian) |
Rhön (A1443) is the lead ship of the Rhön-class tankers of the German Navy. She was commissioned at Kiel, Germany on 23 September 1977.
Construction and career
[edit]Rhön was originally built for civilian service by Kröger of Rendsburg in 1974. On 23 September 1977 she was commissioned into the German Navy, based at Kiel, Germany.[1]
On 23 October 1988, Rhön was in collision with the American destroyer USS Hayler, badly damaging Hayler's stern.[2]
Rhön participated in BALTOPS 2020.[3]
Citations
[edit]- ^ admin (2018-07-03). "The German Navy is suffering from a shortage of special tankers to provide underway replenishment for its ships at sea". Naval News. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ Sturton 1989, p. 247
- ^ NATO. "Exercise BALTOPS 2020". NATO. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
References
[edit]- Sturton, Ian (1989). "The Naval Year in Review: F (ii). Major Casualties at Sea From 1 April 1988 to 30 April 1989". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Warship 1989. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 247–249. ISBN 0-85177-530-6.
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