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Rhön class tanker |
A1442 Spessart entering New York Harbor |
General characteristics |
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Displacement: |
14,169 tonnes |
Speed: |
16 knots |
Complement: |
42 |
The Type 704A Rhön class tankers are used by the German Navy to provide fleets at high seas with fuel.
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- Propulsion: 5880 kW
- Speed: 16 kn
- Capacity: around 44760 m³
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Notes:
- Originally the ships were built for Libya as Okene (Rhön) and Okapi (Spessart).
- Rhön and Spessart are names of forests (small mountain ranges) in Germany.
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