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Braunschweig-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 4
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 3 of 4
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Measured figures
Length
Single source89.12 m (292 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Braunschweig-class corvette | German tanker Spessart |
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| Builders | Blohm and Voss Lürssen Werft Nordseewerke Emden German Naval Yards Kiel[source] | — |
| Operators | German Navy Israeli Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | Gepard class[source] | — |
| Subclasses | Sa'ar 6 class[source] | — |
| Cost | € 240 million (2001) (equivalent to € 166.5 million in 2021) per ship (Batch 1) € 400 million (2017) (equivalent to € 427.84 million in 2021) per ship (Batch 2)[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.
| Built |
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2004–present[source] |
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| In commission | 2008–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 10[source] | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Type | Corvette[source] | Rhön -class tanker[source] |
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| Endurance | 7 days; 21 days with tender[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Cassidian TRS-3D (Batch 1) Passive electronically scanned array Hensoldt TRS-4D (Batch 2) multifunction NATO C-band AESA radar 2 navigation radars MSSR 2000 i IFF system MIRADOR electro-optical sensors UL 5000 K ESM suite Link 11 and Link 16 communications[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | 2 × TKWA/MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) decoy launcher UL 5000 K ECM suite[source] | — |
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| Armament | Guns: 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 2 × Mauser BK-27 autocannons Anti-ship: 4 × RBS-15 Mk.3 anti-ship missiles Close-in weapon system : 2 × RAM Block II launchers, 21 missiles each Mine laying capability; 2 mine racks of 34 naval mines Mk 12[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | Helicopter pad and hangar for two drones[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Germany[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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