German tanker Spessart vs MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate

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German tanker Spessart — licensed reference photograph

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German tanker Spessart

Rhön -class tanker

Credit

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

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate

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MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate

Anti-submarine frigate

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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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MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigateLength

121 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+8%
Beam+18%
Displacement+264%

MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigatelarger figure on 0 of 3

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Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 39 rows sourced on both sides

130m

121m

Length+8%

All recorded figures & sources

130.2 m

Length

Single source

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

121 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

German tanker Spessart and MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate configuration
Specification	German tanker Spessart	MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigate
Name	Spessart^[source]	MEKO A-200 DEU^[source]
Namesake	Spessart^[source]	—
Owner	Deutsche Marine^[source]	—
Port of registry	Hamburg , Germany^[source]	—
Builder	Kröger , Rendsburg^[source]	—

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]	Anti-submarine frigate^[source]

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

Propulsion	1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller^[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	Germany^[source]MEKO A-200 DEU-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

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

Builders	—	TKMS Stahlbau Nord GmbH shipyard^[source]

Operators	—	German Navy (planned)^[source]

Preceded by	—	Brandenburg class^[source]

Subclasses	—	MEKO 200 (parent)^[source]

Cost	—	€1.66 billion per ship (€6.63 billion, 4 ships ) €1.33 billion per ship (€5.3 billion, 4 ships in option )^[source]

In service	—	Planned for 2029^[source]

Planned	—	8 (as of July 2026) (4 to be ordered with option for 4 more ships)^[source]

Sensors & processing systems	—	Combat systems: Saab 9LV combat management system Sonars: Atlas Elektronik variable depth towed sonar Hull sonar to be selected Radars: Saab composite superstructure with: Sea Giraffe 4A FF (4 × fixed faces) ( S-band (IEEE) , 3D , AESA , GaN , naval, multifunction, long range surveillance radar) Sea Giraffe 1X ( X-band (IEEE) , 3D , AESA , GaN , sea and air surveillance, medium range self-defence radar) Saab CEROS 200 radar and optronic tracking fire control director To be selected Communications: To be selected Navigation: To be selected^[source]