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At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source132 m (433 ft 1 in)[source]
full
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Type 424 fleet service ship | Type 920 hospital ship |
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| Displacement | — | 25,760 tons (full)[source] |
| Builders | NVL Group[source] | Guangzhou Shipyard International[source] |
| Operators | German Navy[source] | People's Liberation Army Navy[source] |
| Preceded by | Oste class[source] | — |
| Cost | € 3.3 billion (2023) (equivalent to € 3.4 billion in 2025) for 3 ships + training centre |
590.5 ft (180.0 m)(full)[source]
Maximum; Speed
Single source19 kn (35 km/h; 22 mph)[source]
Range
Single source10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi)[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 | Signals intelligence gathering vessel[source] | Hospital ship[source] |
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| Sensors & processing systems | Antennas Rohde & Schwarz ADD-557 for geo-location of communications and radar emitters (20 MHz to 8 GHz)[source] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | ELINT : Rohde & Schwarz Kora ESM (waveband 2 GHz to 40 GHz) COMINT : Supplied by PLATH GmbH[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | Germany[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 20, cell 3; revision 1364801796; retrieved 2026-10-02 | — |
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| In service | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Completed | — |
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| Active | — |
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| Aviation facilities | — | Hangar Helicopter pad[source] |
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