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Absalon-class frigatelarger figure on 3 of 3
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Length
Single source137 m (449 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Absalon-class frigate | German tanker Spessart |
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| Builders | Odense Staalskibsværft[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Danish Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Falster class[source] | — |
| Cost | DKK 2.5bn (total), (~US$189m/ship) excluding weapon modules[source] | — |
| Built | 2003–2004[source] | — |
| In commission | 2005–present[source] |
130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Frigates (formerly support ships)[source] | Rhön -class tanker[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 × SRC-90E special forces insertion craft 2 × RHIB[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Systems Combat management system: Terma C-Flex C4I (Combat management, command, control, communications and intelligence system) 20 × Mearsk Data Defence system multi-function consoles Radars and electro-optical sensors: 1 × Thales Nederland SMART-S Mk2 , S-band (IEEE) PESA , 3D , medium to long-range air and surface surveillance and guidance radar with an IFF system integrated 4 × Saab CEROS 200 Mk 3 fire control directors (radar and EOS) 1 × Scanter 2001 X-band (IEEE) surface surveillance radar 2 × FR-2135 X-band (IEEE) civilian navigation radar Sonars: 1 × Atlas Elektronik ASO 94-01 hull-mounted sonar 1 × Atlas Elektronik ACTAS towed array sonar (2025 upgrade contract) Communications: Tactical data links : Link 11 , Link 16 and Link 22 Satellite communications (civil / military) in EHF , SHF and UHF bands Antenna stations for army / air force / special forces use[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | EW systems: 1 × ES 3701 Tactical Radar Surveillance System and Electronic Support Measures (ESM) 2 × Terma DL12T (Terma Mk 137 130 mm decoy launchers) 2 × Terma DL6T (Terma Mk 137 130 mm decoy launchers) Seagnat Mark 36 SRBOC (decoy launchers)[source] | — |
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| Armament | Permanently mounted weapons: MASS after upgrade Missiles: 2 × 2 Sea Stinger platform ( MANPAD ) Torpedoes: 2 × dual MU90 Impact ASW torpedo launchers (launcher Mark 32 Mod 14) Cannons: 1 × Mk 45 gun Mod 4 (127 mm - L/62) 2 × CIWS Oerlikon Millennium Gun (GDM-008) with AHEAD ammunition (35×228mm) Small arms: 7 × M/01 LvSa HMG ( 12.7×99mm NATO ) Modular armament: 5 × StanFlex modules positions, with the following weapons: Stanflex Mk-56 VLS with 12 × RIM-162 ESSM (Typical mission with 3 × Stanflex RIM-162 ESSM - 36 missiles) Stanflex 2 × 4 Mk141 Harpoon inclined launcher with 8 × Harpoon SSM Block II (Typical mission with 2 × Stanflex Harpoon - 16 missiles)[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | Helicopters: 1 × MH-60R Seahawk , and / or 1 × EH-101[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Aft helicopter hangar (for 2 helicopters) Aft flight deck[source] | — |
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| Name | — | Spessart[source] |
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| Namesake | — | Spessart[source] |
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| Owner | — | Deutsche Marine[source] |
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| Port of registry | — | Hamburg , Germany[source] |
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| Builder | — | Kröger , Rendsburg[source] |
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| Launched | — | 13 February 1975[source] |
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| Acquired | — | 1976[source] |
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| Commissioned | — | 5 September 1977[source] |
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| Renamed | — | Okapi[source] |
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| Home port | — | Kiel , Germany[source] |
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| Identification | — | IMO number : 7362079 MMSI number : 211211850 Callsign : DRKN Pennant number : A1442[source] |
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| Status | — | Active[source] |
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| Tonnage | — | 6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT[source] |
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| Propulsion | — | 1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller[source] |
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| Capacity | — | 11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source]German tanker Spessart · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact named-ship row covered by the explicit shared Origin cell; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
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| Used by | — | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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