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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
Sierra-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 4
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Length
Single source130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | German tanker Spessart | Sierra-class corvette |
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| Name | Spessart[source] | Sierra class[source] |
| Namesake | Spessart[source] | — |
| Owner | Deutsche Marine[source] | — |
| Port of registry | Hamburg , Germany[source] | — |
| Builder | Kröger , Rendsburg[source] | — |
| Launched |
70.4 m (231 ft 0 in)[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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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] | Corvette[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 | — |
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| Used by | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Builders | — | Tampico Naval Shipyard Salina Cruz Naval Shipyard[source] |
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| Operators | — | Mexican Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | — | Holzinger class[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Durango class[source] |
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| Built | — | 1998–1999[source] |
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| Planned | — |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Retired | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | — | Fire control system: Saab EOS 450 optronic director Surface/air search radar E/F and I-bands Alenia 2 combat data system[source] |
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| Armament | — | 1 Bofors 57 mm gun Mk 3 SA-N-10 surface-to-air missile ( Matias Romero only)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | 1 × MBB Bo 105 C helicopter[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | — | One helicopter hangar and helipad[source] |
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