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Freedom-class littoral combat shiplarger figure on 0 of 2
German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source378 ft (115 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Freedom-class littoral combat ship | German tanker Spessart |
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| Builders | Marinette Marine[source] | — |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | — |
| Preceded by | N/A[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Constellation class[source] | — |
| Cost | $362 million[source] | — |
| Built | 2005–present |
130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
Electrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units each
Single sourceElectrical: 4 Isotta Fraschini V1708 diesel engines, Hitzinger generator units, 1,100 hp (800 kW) each[source]
2 × Rolls-Royce MT30 48,000 hp (36 MW) gas turbines 2 × Colt-Pielstick 16PA6B 9,100 hp (6.8 MW) diesel engines 4 Rolls-Royce/Kamewa 153SII/153BII waterjets[source]
1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine
Single source1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine 5,880 kW (7,890 hp )[source]
21 days (
Single source21 days (336 hours)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| In commission | 2008–present[source] | — |
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| Planned | 16[source] | — |
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| Completed | 16[source] | — |
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| Active | 10[source] | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Type | Littoral combat ship[source] | Rhön -class tanker[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 36 ft (11 m) RHIB, 39 ft (12 m) high-speed boats[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | EADS North America TRS-3D air and surface search radar, TRS-4D from LCS 17 Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system AN/SQR-20 Multi-Function Towed Array (As part of ASW mission module)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | Argon ST WBR-2000 ESM system Terma A/S SKWS decoy system[source] | — |
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| Armament | 1 × BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun , 400 rounds in turret and two ready service magazines with 240 rounds each. 1 × Mk 49 launcher with 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Surface-to-Air Missiles 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns 2 × 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns (part of SUW module) 24 × AGM-114L Hellfire missiles (planned part of SUW module) 1 × Lockheed Martin 150 kW High Energy Laser Other weapons as part of mission-specific modules[source] | — |
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| Aircraft carried | 1 × MH-60R/S Seahawk 2 × MQ-8B Fire Scouts or 1 × MQ-8C Fire Scout[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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| 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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