Barbe class utility landing craft
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Operators: |  German Navy Hellenic Navy |
| 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: | 1 or 2 × Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 20 mm (0.79 in) autocannon Mine laying capability |
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 Naval Special Forces command, however the German 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.
[edit] List of ships
| Pennant number |
Name | Type (last upgrade) |
Call sign |
Com- missioned |
Decom- missioned |
Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L788 | Butt | 520C | May 71965 | December 41992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L789 | Brasse | 520C | May 71965 | April 161992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L790 | Barbe | 520A | January 101966 | September 291991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L791 | Delphin | 520B | January 101966 | September 291991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L760 | Flunder | 520D | DRIE | February 221966 | ? | decommissioned |
| L761 | Karpfen | 520A | February 21966 | January 301992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L762 | Lachs | 520A | DRIG | March 241966 | in service | |
| L763 | Plötze | 520A | DRIH | March 241966 | ? | decommissioned |
| L764 | Rochen | 520A | April 261966 | February 71992 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L792 | Dorsch | 520A | June 241966 | September 291991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L793 | Felchen | 520A | June 231966 | October 251991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L794 | Forelle | 520A | June 71966 | November 11991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L765 | Schlei | 520B | DRIM | July 261966 | in service | |
| L766 | Stör | 520A | July 261966 | September 161992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L767 | Tümmler | 520A | June 261966 | September 161992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L768 | Wels | 520A | June 271966 | December 111992 | scrapped(?) | |
| L769 | Zander | 520A | DRIQ | August 261966 | ? | decommissioned |
| L795 | Inger | 520A | August 161966 | September 91991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L796 | Makrele | 520A | September 161966 | November 81991 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L797 | Muräne | 520A | September 161966 | February 141992 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L798 | Renke | 520A | October 261966 | October 11988 | to Hellenic Navy | |
| L799 | Salm | 520A | October 261966 | October 11988 | to Hellenic Navy |
The ships are named after fishes, with the exception of Delphin and Tümmler (toothed whales).
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