German ship Rhein (A513)
Rhein on 2 July 2010 | |
History | |
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Germany | |
Name | Rhein |
Namesake | Rhein |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan |
Launched | March 1993 |
Commissioned | 1 September 1993 |
Homeport | Kiel |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Type | Elbe-class replenishment ship |
Displacement | 3,586 tonnes |
Length | 100.55 m (329 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 15.40 m (50 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Range | 2,600 nmi (4,800 km) |
Capacity |
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Complement | 40 (standard) + >38 (repair party, passengers, squadron staff) |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Rhein (A513) is the third ship of the Elbe-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.
Development
[edit]The Elbe-class replenishment ships are also known tenders of the German Navy. In German, this type of ship is called Versorgungsschiffe which can be translated as "supply ship" though the official translation in English is "replenishment ship".
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 German rivers where German parliaments were placed.
Construction and career
[edit]Rhein was launched in March 1993 in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany. She was commissioned on 1 September 1993.[1]
On 20 June 2018, Rhein left her home port of Kiel. The ship, which is part of the support squadron, will be the flagship of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) and the Black Sea for the next six months.[2]
Gallery
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Rhein on 2 July 2010
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Rhein on 2 July 2010
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Rhein on 11 October 2011
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Rhein on 19 June 2019
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Rhein on 9 December 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Type 404 Elbe Class Tenders - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "NATO auf See - Tender "Rhein" führt Minenabwehrverband der Allianz". presseportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-31.
External links
[edit]Media related to A513 Rhein (ship, 1993) at Wikimedia Commons