Westerwald class transport ship
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| Class overview |
| Operators: |
 German Navy |
| In commission: |
1967– |
| Completed: |
2 |
| General characteristics |
| Displacement: |
4,042 tonnes (3,978 long tons) |
| Length: |
105.3 m (345 ft 6 in) |
| Beam: |
14 m (45 ft 11 in) |
| Draft: |
4.6 m (15 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion: |
2 diesel engines, 4,200 kW (5,632 hp), 2 shafts |
| Speed: |
17 knots (20 mph; 31 km/h) |
| Capacity: |
Up to 1,080 tonnes (1,063 long tons) |
| Complement: |
31—60, partly civilians |
The Westerwald class transport ships are used by the German Navy to carry ammunition and other matériel.
Pennant
number |
Name |
Call
sign |
Commissioned |
Decommissioned |
| A1435 |
Westerwald |
DRKT |
2 February 1967 |
|
| A1436 |
Odenwald |
|
23 March 1967 |
2 February 2002 |
[edit] References
German Navy
