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PH2 STEVEN J. WEBER, USN · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Rhön-class tankerlarger figure on 1 of 1
Rigid Raiderlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Rhön-class tanker | Rigid Raider |
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| Name | Type 704 Rhön class[source] | — |
| Builders | Kröger, Rendsburg[source] | — |
| Operators | German Navy[source] | — |
| Succeeded by | Type 707[source] | — |
| In service | 1977–present[source] | — |
| Completed |
6.5 m (21 ft 4 in)[source]
Displacement
Single source14,396 t (14,169 long tons )[source]
civilian
Single source42 (civilian)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Type | Replenishment 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]Rhön-class tanker · origin explicitly stated in the linked current national-inventory row; no inference from operator or shipyard | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1373375989; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Troops | — | 10 Royal Marines (2 crew, 8 fully equipped troops)[source] |
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| Role | — | fast raiding and assault craft[source]Exact source equipment subject, not its payload or a supported platform |
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