Berlin class replenishment ship
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 A1411 Berlin |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| In commission: | 2001– |
| Planned: | 4 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 20,240 tonnes |
| Length: | 173.7 m (569 ft 11 in) |
| Height: | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
| Draft: | 7.6 m (24 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × diesel-engines, 5,340 kW each, 1 × bow thruster |
| Speed: | 20 kn (37 km/h) |
| Complement: | 139 (+ 94) |
| Armament: | 4 × MLG 27 mm autocannons Stinger surface to air missile (MANPADS) |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 × Sea King or MH90 helicopters |
The Type 702 Berlin class replenishment ships are the largest vessels of the Deutsche Marine (German Navy). In German, this type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be translated as task force supplier though the official translation in English is combat support ship, or in military parlance, a replenishment oiler.
They are intended to support German naval units away from their home ports. The ships carry fuel, provisions, ammunition and other matériel and also provide medical services. The ships are named after large German cities.
[edit] List of ships
| Pennant number |
Name | Call sign |
Commissioned | Homeport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1411 | Berlin | DRKA | April 11, 2001 | Wilhelmshaven |
| A1412 | Frankfurt am Main | DRKB | May 27, 2002 | Kiel |
| A1413 | (to be ordered) | |||
| A1414 | (planned) | |||
![Berlin (A1411)](../../../../images/shared/thumb/1/18/Navy_supply_vessel_"Berlin".jpg/250px-Navy_supply_vessel_"Berlin".jpg)
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