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Petty Officer 2nd Class AMANDA KITCHNER · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 0 of 2
Horizon-class frigatelarger figure on 2 of 2
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Length
Single source130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
LOA
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | German tanker Spessart | Horizon-class frigate |
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| Crew | — | Italy: 236, of which: 195 based-crew + 13 flight staff + 18 others[source] |
| Name | Spessart[source] | Horizon class[source] |
| Namesake | Spessart[source] | — |
| Owner | Deutsche Marine[source] | — |
| Port of registry | Hamburg , Germany[source] | — |
LPP
Single source152.87 m (501 ft 7 in) LOA 141.7 m (465 ft) LPP[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]
at 18 kn (33 km/h)
Single sourceat 25 knots (46 km/h)
Single source6,100 nautical miles (11,000 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h) 3,500 nmi (6,480 km) at 25 knots (46 km/h)[source]
1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine
Single source1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine 5,880 kW (7,890 hp )[source]
CODOG scheme 2 × GE / Avio General Electric LM2500 Plus TAG , 20.500 kW (27.491 hp) each 2 × diesel engines SEMT Pielstick 12PA6 STC 4.320 kW (5.793 hp) each 4 × diesel engine generators Isotta Fraschini V1716T2ME, 1.600 kW (2.146 hp) each 2 × shaft 1 × bow thruster[source]
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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] | Destroyer[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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| Country of origin | 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 | France[source] |
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| Used by | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Builders | — | Horizon Sas ( DCNS , Thales , Fincantieri , Finmeccanica – Leonardo-Finmeccanica since 2016), Leonardo since 2017[source] |
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| Operators | — | French Navy Italian Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Suffren class (France) Durand de la Penne class (Italy)[source] |
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| Cost | — | France: € 1.08 billion per unit (FY 2013) Italy: € 1.5 billion per unit (FY 2016)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2002–2009[source] |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| In commission | — | 2007–present[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Selex ES EMPAR Phased array G band multi-purpose radar BAE/ Thales Group S1850M long range radar Thales Group UMS 4110 CL sonar (Only Italian units:) surface search radar in E / F band Selex RAN 30X/I (RASS) Selex ES IFF SIR R/S GEM Elettronica navigation radar AN/SPN753(V)4 2 × Selex ES RTN-30X fire direction radar Sagem IRST Vampir MB (IRAS)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Elettronica Spa 4100 Nettuno SIGEN EW 2 × OTO Melara ODLS-H decoy launching system 2 × SLAT anti torpedo system[source] |
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| Armament | — | Anti-air missiles: PAAMS air-defence system. A 48-cell A50 Sylver Vertical Launching System for a mix of up-to 48×: Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km) Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km) Anti-ship missiles: 8 × Exocet MM40 Block 3 (France) 8 × TESEO Mk-2/A (Italy) Guns & CIWS: 2 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns (France) 3 × OTO Melara 76 mm Super Rapid guns with Davide/Strales system (Italy) (as of 2025) 2 × 2 Sadral Mistral Simbad-RC CIWS to be fit to both French vessels in due course 2 × OTO Melara 25/80 gun with Oerlikon KBA 25mm (Italy) or , 3 × 20 mm Narwhal remotely-operated guns (France) Italy: 2 × LRAD Sitep MS-424 Anti-submarine warfare: 2 × WASS B515/1 single torpedo tubes for MU90 Impact (with 24 torpedoes stored)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × AW101 or SH90A[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Flight deck, 24.8 m × 16.0 m (81.4 ft × 52.5 ft) Hangar for one AW101 or NH90 Caïman[source] |
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