Helgoland class tug
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The Type 720 Helgoland class tugs are large seagoing salvage tugs used by the German Navy. After the decommissioning of Helgoland, the class is now referred to as Fehmarn Klasse in the German Navy. As with other auxiliary ship classes in Germany, these tugboats are manned by a civilian crew.[1]
Characteristics
- Length:68 metres
- Beam: 12.7 m
- Draught: 4.4 m
- Displacement: 1310 tonnes
- Speed: 16.6 knots
- Range: 6000 nautical miles
- Complement: 45
List of ships
| Pennant number |
Name | Type/ Upgrade |
Call sign |
Commissioned | Decommissoned | Base/fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1457 | Helgoland | 720A | DRLE | March 8, 1966 | December 19, 1997 | Sold to Uruguayan Navy as Oyardvide |
| A1458 | Fehmarn | 720B | DRLF | February 1, 1967 | Olpenitz |
The ships are named after the German islands Helgoland (Heligoland) and Fehmarn.
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