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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 1 of 3
Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transportlarger figure on 2 of 3
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Length
Single source130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
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| Specification | German tanker Spessart | Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport |
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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] |
Manufacturer specifications — length
Single sourcecivilian
Single source42 (civilian)[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]
1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine
Single source1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine 5,880 kW (7,890 hp )[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] | Expeditionary Fast Transport[source] |
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| Tonnage | 6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT[source] | 1,515 tonnes[source] |
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| Propulsion | 1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller[source] | Four MTU 20V8000 M71L diesel engines Four ZF 60000NR2H reduction gears[source] 4x MTU 20V8000 diesel engine[source]Manufacturer specifications — installed propulsion |
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| Capacity | 11,000 m 3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m 3 (14,000 cu ft) (water)[source] | 600 short tons[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 States[source] United States[source] |
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| Used by | German Navy[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified | — |
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| Builders | — | Austal USA[source] |
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| Operators | — | United States Navy[source] |
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| Cost | — | $214m/unit (initial) $180m/unit (production)[source] |
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| Built | — | 2010–present[source] |
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| Planned | — | 19[source] |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed | — | 15[source] |
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| Active | — | 10[source] |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | — | Can deploy various rigid hull inflatable boats[source] |
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| Troops | — | 312[source] |
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| Armament | — | 4x mounts for M2 .50 caliber machine guns (2 aft, 2 forward)[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | — | Landing pad for a helicopter , up to CH-53 Super Stallion / CH-53K King Stallion , parking and storage area for MH-60 Seahawk[source] |
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