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Balzam-class intelligence shiplarger figure on 1 of 4
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 3 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source105 m (344 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Balzam-class intelligence ship | German tanker Spessart |
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| Builders | Yantar Yard Kaliningrad[source] | — |
| Operators | Soviet Navy Russian Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Primor'ye-class surveillance ship[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Vishnya-class intelligence ship[source] | — |
| Built | 1980–1986[source] | — |
| In commission | 1980–1987 |
130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Single source3,250 nmi (6,020 km; 3,740 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Active | — |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | intelligence ship[source] | Rhön -class tanker[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Sonar: MG-349 hull mounted array, MG-13 underwater communications, MG-7[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Cage Pot I, Twin Wheel, Log Maze[source] | — |
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| Armament | 2 × 4 9K32 Strela-2 positions, 1 × 30 mm AK-630 anti-aircraft gun, 1×7 55 mm MRG-1 grenade launcher[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[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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| 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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| Used by | — | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified |
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