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Dredger 1larger figure on 0 of 1
Type 424 fleet service shiplarger figure on 1 of 1
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Length
Single source44.15 m (144 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dredger 1 | Type 424 fleet service ship |
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| Power | 2 × Cummins KTA38-M 1000 Hp Engines[source] | — |
| Builders | Tebma Shipyard Limited[source] | NVL Group[source] |
| Operators | India[source] | German Navy[source] |
| In commission | 17 May 2015[source] | — |
| Type | Grab-hopper Dredger ship[source] |
132 m (433 ft 1 in)[source]
sailors (ship operation) + 50 operators (electronic reconnaissance soldiers)
Single source50 sailors (ship operation) + 50 operators (electronic reconnaissance soldiers)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Signals intelligence gathering vessel[source] |
| Capacity | 300 cubic metres dredged material[source] | — |
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| Preceded by | — | Oste class[source] |
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| Cost | — | € 3.3 billion (2023) (equivalent to € 3.4 billion in 2025) for 3 ships + training centre[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Antennas Rohde & Schwarz ADD-557 for geo-location of communications and radar emitters (20 MHz to 8 GHz)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | ELINT : Rohde & Schwarz Kora ESM (waveband 2 GHz to 40 GHz) COMINT : Supplied by PLATH GmbH[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 20, cell 3; revision 1364801796; retrieved 2026-10-02 |
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