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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 3 of 4
Karel Doorman-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
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Length
Single source130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
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| Specification | German tanker Spessart | Karel Doorman-class frigate |
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| Name | Spessart[source] | Karel Doorman class[source] |
| Namesake | Spessart[source] | — |
| Owner | Deutsche Marine[source] | — |
| Port of registry | Hamburg , Germany[source] | — |
| Builder | Kröger , Rendsburg[source] | — |
401 ft (122 m)[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]
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| Launched |
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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] | Multi-purpose frigate[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 | Netherlands[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · literal inventory Origin field assigned to the exact equipment row linked in the primary inventory identity column; no operator, manufacturer location or parent/sibling specification inference |
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| Used by | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Builders | — | Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding[source] |
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| Operators | — | Royal Netherlands Navy Belgian Navy Chilean Navy Portuguese Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Netherlands: Kortenaer class / Roofdier class Belgium: Wielingen class Portugal: João Belo class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Netherlands & Belgium: ASWF class[source] |
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| Cost | — | ƒ 445 million per unit[source] |
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| Built | — | 1985–1995[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1991–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Laid up | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Thales Smart-S Mk.1 long-range 3D surveillance and tracking radar Thales LW08 long-range surveillance radar Thales SeaWatcher 100 active phased array surface detection and tracking radar (NLD and BE ships only) Thales GateKeeper Electro-optical 360° surveillance system (NLD and BE ships only) Thales STIR 1.8 Tracking and Illumination Radar system Thales Scout surface surveillance and tactical navigation radar Thales PHS-36 hull-mounted sonar Thales Anaconda DSBV 61 VLF passive tactical towed array sonar Ultra Electronics Multi-static Low Frequency Active Passive Sonar (NLD ships only)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | Thales Vigile APX Radar electronic support measures Mark 36 SRBOC[source] |
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| Armament | — | 16 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow anti-air VLS 8 × Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile 2–6 × FN MAG 7.62 mm machine gun 2–4 × Browning M2 12.7 mm machine gun 2 × Twin- Mark 46 torpedo tubes 1 × OTO Melara 76 mm gun 1 × Goalkeeper CIWS[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar and flight deck[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | These multi-purpose frigates can be used in the anti-submarine , anti-aircraft , or surface combat roles. Their primary surface armament consists of two quad RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship launchers with a range of up to 120 kilometres (75 mi). Also available is an OTO Melara 76 mm gun, which has both anti-ship and anti-air capabilities.[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Air defence is provided by an AIM-7 Sparrow medium-range semi-active radar homing air-to-air missile with a range of up to 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) Sixteen VLS cells are mounted on the port external bulkhead of the hangar . The Goalkeeper close-in weapon system provides close-range air defence and can fire up to four thousand 30-millimetre (1.2 in) rounds per minute at a range of 200 to 3,000 metres (660 to 9,840 ft).[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Armament; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage On 1 November 2006, the Portuguese Defence Minister Nuno Severiano Teixeira signed a contract for the purchase of the frigates Van Nes and Van Galen . Van Nes , renamed NRP Bartolomeu Dias (F333), was transferred to Portugal on 16 January 2009 and Van Galen , renamed NRP Dom Francisco de Almeida (F334) was transferred on 15 January 2010. With the sale of two M-class frigates to Portugal only two of the eight ships remained with the Royal Netherlands Navy.[source]Karel Doorman-class frigate · Export / Portugal; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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