AWarships
Blue Ridge-class command ship
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Paul Farley · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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AWarships
At a glance
Blue Ridge-class command shiplarger figure on 3 of 3
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source634 ft (193 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Blue Ridge-class command ship | German tanker Spessart |
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| Name | Blue Ridge Class[source] | Spessart[source] |
| Builders | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - LCC 19 Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. - LCC 20[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | — |
| In commission | 1970 - Present[source] | — |
| Planned | — |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
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.
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| Canceled | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Armament | 2 × Phalanx CIWS 2 × Mark 38 25 mm machine gun system[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | All helicopters except the CH-53 Sea Stallion can be carried[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[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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| Type | — | Rhön -class tanker[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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