German tanker Spessart vs Tarantul-class corvette

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

BWarships

Tarantul-class corvette

Missile corvette

Credit

Mieciu K2 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

German tanker SpessartLength

130.2 m

Length source ↗

Tarantul-class corvetteLength

56 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

German tanker Spessartlarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+132%
Beam+84%
Draught+248%

Tarantul-class corvettelarger figure on 1 of 4

Speed+160%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

130m

56m

Length+132%

All recorded figures & sources

130.2 m

Length

Single source

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

56 m

Length

Single source

56.0 m (183 ft 9 in)^[source]

19.3m

10.5m

Beam+84%

All recorded figures & sources

19.3 m

Beam

Single source

19.3 m (63 ft 4 in)^[source]

10.5 m

Beam

Single source

10.5 m (34 ft 5 in)^[source]

8.7m

2.5m

Draught+248%

All recorded figures & sources

8.7 m

Draught

Single source

8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)^[source]

2.5 m

Draught

Single source

2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)^[source]

14,396t

549tfull load

Displacement

All recorded figures & sources

14,396 tonnes

Displacement

Single source

14,396 t (14,169 long tons )^[source]

549 tonnes

full load

Single source

488 tonnes

standard

Single source

480 long tons (488 t) standard, 540 long tons (549 t) full load^[source]

42civilian

Complement

All recorded figures & sources

42 people

civilian

Single source

42 (civilian)^[source]

50 people

Complement

Single source

50^[source]

30km/hMaximum; Speed

78km/hMaximum; Speed

Speed+160%

All recorded figures & sources

30 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)^[source]

78 km/h

Maximum; Speed

Single source

42 knots (78 km/h; 48 mph)^[source]

6,020kmat 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

4,400km

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

6,020 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)

Single source

3,250 nmi (6,020 km; 3,740 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)^[source]

4,400 km

at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), operational autonomy for 10 days

Single source

2,400 nmi (4,400 km; 2,800 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph), operational autonomy for 10 days^[source]

5,880kW1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine

2 shaft COGAG turbines at 11,000 hp (8,200 kW) each, plus 2 cruising engines at 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) each (there were diesel and turbine versions of the cruising engines),

Power

All recorded figures & sources

5,880 kW

1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine

Single source

1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine 5,880 kW (7,890 hp )^[source]

2 shaft COGAG turbines at 11,000 hp (8,200 kW) each, plus 2 cruising engines at 4,000 hp (3,000 kW) each (there were diesel and turbine versions of the cruising engines),^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

German tanker Spessart and Tarantul-class corvette configuration
Specification	German tanker Spessart	Tarantul-class corvette
Name	Spessart^[source]	Tarantul class^[source]
Namesake	Spessart^[source]	—
Owner	Deutsche Marine^[source]	—
Port of registry	Hamburg , Germany^[source]	—
Builder	Kröger , Rendsburg^[source]	—
Launched	13 February 1975^[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]	Missile corvette^[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	Soviet Union^[source]
Used by	German Navy^[source]Current operator stated in the article; inventory date not specified	—
Builders	—	Vympel Shipyard^[source]
Operators	—	Soviet Navy Russian Navy Bulgarian Navy Volksmarine German Navy Indian Navy Polish Navy Romanian Naval Forces Ukrainian Navy Vietnam People's Navy Yemeni Navy Egyptian Navy United States Navy Turkmen Naval Forces^[source]
Subclasses	—	Pauk-class corvette Veer -class corvette^[source]
Completed	—	~80 (including Pauk class )^[source]
Lost	—	1^[source]
Preserved	—	2 or 3^[source]
Sensors & processing systems	—	Radar: Spin trough, Bass Tilt, Peel pair, Pop group^[source]
Armament	—	4 × P-15 Termit /SS-N-2 Styx or 4 × P-270 Moskit /SS-N-22 Sunburn or 16 × Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles or 4 × BrahMos 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4) MANPADS air defence missiles 1 × 76 mm AK-176 dual purpose main gun 2 × AK-630 30 mm gun or 1 × CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS ( close-in weapon system ) for air defence^[source]
In commission	—	Projected from 2025/26^[source]

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German tanker Spessart

Tarantul-class corvette

Name

Spessart^[source]

Tarantul class^[source]

Namesake

Spessart^[source]

—

Owner

Deutsche Marine^[source]

—

Port of registry

Hamburg , Germany^[source]

—

Builder

Kröger , Rendsburg^[source]

—

Launched

13 February 1975^[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]

Missile corvette^[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

Soviet Union^[source]

Used by

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

—

Builders

—

Vympel Shipyard^[source]

Operators

—

Soviet Navy Russian Navy Bulgarian Navy Volksmarine German Navy Indian Navy Polish Navy Romanian Naval Forces Ukrainian Navy Vietnam People's Navy Yemeni Navy Egyptian Navy United States Navy Turkmen Naval Forces^[source]

Subclasses

—

Pauk-class corvette Veer -class corvette^[source]

Completed

—

~80 (including Pauk class )^[source]

Lost

—

1^[source]

Preserved

—

2 or 3^[source]

Sensors & processing systems

—

Radar: Spin trough, Bass Tilt, Peel pair, Pop group^[source]

Armament

—

4 × P-15 Termit /SS-N-2 Styx or 4 × P-270 Moskit /SS-N-22 Sunburn or 16 × Kh-35 Uran/SS-N-25 Switchblade anti-ship missiles or 4 × BrahMos 1 SA-N-5 SAM (1x4) MANPADS air defence missiles 1 × 76 mm AK-176 dual purpose main gun 2 × AK-630 30 mm gun or 1 × CADS-N-1 Kashtan CIWS ( close-in weapon system ) for air defence^[source]

In commission

—

Projected from 2025/26^[source]