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Westerwald-class transport ship

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Class overview
Operators German Navy
In commission1967–present
Completed2
General characteristics
Displacement4,042 tonnes (3,978 long tons)
Length105.3 m (345 ft 6 in)
Beam14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draft4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion2 diesel engines, 4,200 kW (5,632 hp), 2 shafts
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
CapacityUp to 1,080 tonnes (1,063 long tons)
Complement31–60, partly civilians

The Type 760 Westerwald-class transport ships are auxiliary support cargo vessels that are used by the German Navy (ger: Bundesmarine) as replenishment craft.

Ships

Pennant
number
Name Call
sign
Commissioned Decommissioned
A1435 Westerwald DRKT 2 February 1967 17 December 2010
A1436 Odenwald 23 March 1967 2 February 2002

References

  • "Versorger WESTERWALD-Klasse" (in German). German Navy. Retrieved 5 August 2008.