Barbe-class utility landing craft
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: | |
| In service: | 1965– |
| Completed: | 22 |
| Active: | 2 |
| Laid up: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 430 tonnes (420 long tons) (full load) |
| Length: | 40 m (131 ft 3 in) |
| Beam: | 8.8 m (28 ft 10 in) |
| Draft: | 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion: | 750 kW |
| Speed: | 11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Capacity: | Up to 150 tonnes (150 long tons) |
| Complement: | 17 |
| Armament: |
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The Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying.
Both remaining boats in service are currently part of the SEK-M the naval special forces of Germany, however the navy plans to procure an entire new class of landing craft.
They are the only boats in the German Navy commanded by Chief Petty Officers.
List of ships
| Pennant number |
Name | Type (last upgrade) |
Call sign |
Com- missioned |
Decom- missioned |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L788 | Butt | 520C | May 7, 1965 | December 4, 1992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L789 | Brasse | 520C | May 7, 1965 | April 16, 1992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L790 | Barbe | 520A | January 10, 1966 | September 29, 1991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L791 | Delphin | 520B | January 10, 1966 | September 29, 1991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L760 | Flunder | 520D | DRIE | February 22, 1966 | ? | decommissioned |
| L761 | Karpfen | 520A | February 2, 1966 | January 30, 1992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L762 | Lachs | 520A | DRIG | March 24, 1966 | in service | |
| L763 | Plötze | 520A | DRIH | March 24, 1966 | ? | decommissioned |
| L764 | Rochen | 520A | April 26, 1966 | February 7, 1992 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L792 | Dorsch | 520A | June 24, 1966 | September 29, 1991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L793 | Felchen | 520A | June 23, 1966 | October 25, 1991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L794 | Forelle | 520A | June 7, 1966 | November 1, 1991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L765 | Schlei | 520B | DRIM | July 26, 1966 | in service | |
| L766 | Stör | 520A | July 26, 1966 | September 16, 1992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L767 | Tümmler | 520A | June 26, 1966 | September 16, 1992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L768 | Wels | 520A | June 27, 1966 | December 11, 1992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L769 | Zander | 520A | DRIQ | August 26, 1966 | ? | decommissioned |
| L795 | Inger | 520A | August 16, 1966 | September 9, 1991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L796 | Makrele | 520A | September 16, 1966 | November 8, 1991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L797 | Muräne | 520A | September 16, 1966 | February 14, 1992 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L798 | Renke | 520A | October 26, 1966 | October 1, 1988 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L799 | Salm | 520A | October 26, 1966 | October 1, 1988 | to Hellenic Navy |
The ships are named after fish, with the exception of Delphin and Tümmler (toothed whales):
Barbe (barbel), Brasse (bream), Butt (flounder), Dorsch (cod), Felchen (whitefish/Coregonus wartmanni), Forelle (trout), Karpfen (carp), Lachs (salmon), Makrele (mackerel), Rochen (stingray), Salm (salmon), Schlei (tench), Stör (sturgeon), Wels (catfish), and Zander (zander).
References
- "Mehrzwecklandungsboot 'Barbe'-Klasse (520)" (in German). German Navy. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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