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Al Madinah-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 3 of 4
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Length
Single source377 ft 4 in (115.01 m)[source]
Length
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| Specification | Al Madinah-class frigate | German tanker Spessart |
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| Name | Al Madinah class[source] | Spessart[source] |
| Builders | Arsenal de Lorient , France CNIM , La Seyne , France[source] | — |
| Operators | Royal Saudi Navy[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Al Riyadh class[source] | — |
| Built | 1981–1986[source] | — |
130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| In commission |
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1985–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Frigate[source] | Rhön -class tanker[source] |
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| Propulsion | 2 shaft, SEMT Pielstick diesel engines[source] | 1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Radars 2 x Decca 1226, Thompson CSF – Sea Tiger DRBV-15, DRBC-32E Castor 2 (fire control) Sonar Hull-mounted Thompson CSF Diodon, Diodon-Sorel VDS[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Thompson CSF DR4000 ESM, SENIT VI CCS, Decoys: Two CSEE Dagaie chaff launchers[source] | — |
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| Armament | 8 × Otomat mk 2 anti ship missiles 1 × 100 mm/55 compact gun 2 × twin 40 mm/70 Breda Bofors guns 1 × 8-cell Crotale surface to air missile launcher (24 missiles) 4 × 550 mm torpedo tubes (F17P torpedoes)[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × SA365F Dauphin helicopter[source] | — |
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| Aviation facilities | Flight deck and hangar[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Saudi Arabia[source] | 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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| 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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| Capacity | — | 11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)[source] |
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| Used by | — | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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