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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
River-class frigatelarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
o/a
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | German tanker Spessart | River-class frigate |
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| Name | Spessart[source] | — |
| Namesake | Spessart[source] | — |
| Owner | Deutsche Marine[source] | — |
| Port of registry | Hamburg , Germany[source] | — |
| Builder | Kröger , Rendsburg[source] | — |
| Launched | 13 February 1975[source] |
p/p
Single source283 ft (86.3 m) p/p 301.25 ft (91.8 m) o/a[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 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) with; 440 long tons (447 t) oil fuel
Single source7,200 nmi (13,300 km; 8,300 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) with; 440 long tons (447 t) oil fuel[source]
1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine
Single source1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine 5,880 kW (7,890 hp )[source]
2 × Admiralty 3-drum boilers, 2 shafts, reciprocating vertical triple expansion , 5,500 ihp (4,100 kW ) (except Cam , Chelmer , Ettrick , Halladale , Helmsdale , and Tweed ; Parsons single reduction steam turbines , 6,500 shp (4,800 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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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] | — |
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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 | United Kingdom, Norway[source] |
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| Used by | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Operators | — | World War II : Royal Navy Royal Australian Navy Royal Canadian Navy Free French Naval Forces Royal Netherlands Navy South African Navy United States Navy Post–World War II Argentine Navy Royal Ceylon Navy ; (later, the Sri Lanka Navy ) Chilean Navy Royal Danish Navy Dominican Navy Egyptian Navy Indian Navy Israeli Navy Royal Malaysian Navy Royal Moroccan Navy Myanmar Navy Royal New Zealand Navy Royal Norwegian Navy Pakistan Navy Peruvian Navy Portuguese Navy[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Loch class[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | RN group I, RN group II, RAN group I, RAN group II, RCN group[source] |
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| In commission | — | 1942[source] |
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| Planned | — | 30[source] |
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| Completed | — | 151[source] |
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| Cancelled | — |
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| Active | — | 1 as training ship 1 converted to yacht[source] |
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| Lost | — | 5 World War II 2 Suez Crisis 10 expended[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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| Armament | — | 2 × QF 4 in (102 mm)/40 Mk.XIX guns , single mounts CP Mk.XXIII Up to 10 × QF 20 mm (0.79 in) Oerlikon A/A on twin mounts Mk.V and single mounts Mk.III 1 × Hedgehog 24 spigot A/S projector 8 × depth charge throwers , 2 × rails , Up to 150 depth charges[source] |
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| Notes | — | Other data per RN group I[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | SC radar[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Canadian Vickers[source] Walkers Limited[source] Ferguson Marine[source] Hall, Russell & Company[source] Morton Engineering and Dry Dock Company[source] Henry Robb[source] Smiths Dock Company[source] A. & J. Inglis[source] Davie Shipbuilding[source] Charles Hill & Sons[source] Evans Deakin and Company[source] Fleming and Ferguson[source] Cockatoo Docks & Engineering Company[source] John Crown & Sons Ltd[source] Mort's Dock[source] Williamstown Dockyard[source] Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited[source] |
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