German tanker Spessart vs Makar-class catamaran

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German tanker Spessart — licensed reference photograph

AWarships

German tanker Spessart

Rhön -class tanker

Credit

Petty Officer 2nd Class AMANDA KITCHNER · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

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Makar-class catamaran

Catamaran

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ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

German tanker SpessartLength

130.2 m

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Makar-class catamaranLength

53.15 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+145%
Beam+21%
Draught+295%

Makar-class catamaranlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

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Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 39 rows sourced on both sides

130m

53.15m

Length+145%

All recorded figures & sources

130.2 m

Length

Single source

130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)^[source]

53.15 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

German tanker Spessart and Makar-class catamaran configuration
Specification	German tanker Spessart	Makar-class catamaran
Name	Spessart^[source]	Makar class^[source]
Namesake	Spessart^[source]	—
Owner	Deutsche Marine^[source]	—
Port of registry	Hamburg , Germany^[source]	—
Builder	Kröger , Rendsburg^[source]	—
Launched

Acquired	1976^[source]	—

Commissioned	5 September 1977^[source]	—

Renamed	Okapi^[source]	—

Home port	Kiel , Germany^[source]	—

Identification	IMO number : 7362079 MMSI number : 211211850 Callsign : DRKN Pennant number : A1442^[source]	—

Status	Active^[source]	—

Type	Rhön -class tanker^[source]	Catamaran^[source]

Tonnage	6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT^[source]	—

Propulsion	1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller^[source]	Two bow thrusters^[source]

Capacity	11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)^[source]	—

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	Australian^[source]Makar class vessel design; Indian construction is distinct

Used by	German Navy^[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified	—

Builders	—	Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Ltd^[source]

Operators	—	Indian Navy^[source]

Preceded by	—	Sandhayak-class survey ship (1981)^[source]

Succeeded by	—	Sandhayak-class survey vessel (2023)^[source]

Cost	—	₹ 800 crore (US$83 million)^[source]

Planned	—	6^[source]

Completed	—	1^[source]

Canceled	—	5^[source]

Active	—	1^[source]

Depth	—	4.5 m (14 ft 9 in)^[source]

Boats & landing craft carried	—	Carries two motor boats, also carries autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	—	Advanced Electronic Positioning System, Multi-beam Swath Sounding Systems and Sub-Bottom Profiler. Equipped with modern oceanographic and land survey equipment.^[source]

Source measurement	—	The Makar -class survey catamarans were a series of six 500-ton steel hull/aluminium superstructure hydrographic survey catamarans being built by Alcock Ashdown ( Gujarat ) Ltd at its Bhavnagar shipyard for the Indian Navy . The ships are designed by an Australian naval architecture firm Sea Transport Solutions, which is based in Queensland 's Gold Coast . The deal was canceled due to the extensive delays as the Navy was not satisfied with the timeline and a fresh award for construction of another class of survey vessels to the GRSE has also been undertaken. Only one ship was constructed.^[source]Makar-class catamaran · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Further, the Ministry of Defence has awarded another contract for the construction of four survey vessels for the Indian Navy to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Kolkata after it became the L1 bidder in the competitive bidding. These ships have a displacement of 3,300 tonnes. Therefore, these ships are likely to be more advanced and outperform the Makar class which has a displacement of only 500 tonnes.^[source]Makar-class catamaran · Cancellation of the deal; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The Makar -class survey catamarans were a series of six 500-ton steel hull/aluminium superstructure hydrographic survey catamarans being built by Alcock Ashdown ( Gujarat ) Ltd at its Bhavnagar shipyard for the Indian Navy . The ships are designed by an Australian naval architecture firm Sea Transport Solutions, which is based in Queensland 's Gold Coast . The deal was canceled due to the extensive delays as the Navy was not satisfied with the timeline and a fresh award for construction of another class of survey vessels to the GRSE has also been undertaken. Only one ship was constructed.^[source]Makar-class catamaran · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Further, the Ministry of Defence has awarded another contract for the construction of four survey vessels for the Indian Navy to Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Kolkata after it became the L1 bidder in the competitive bidding. These ships have a displacement of 3,300 tonnes. Therefore, these ships are likely to be more advanced and outperform the Makar class which has a displacement of only 500 tonnes.^[source]Makar-class catamaran · Cancellation of the deal; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage