Rhön class tanker

350px A1442 Spessart entering New York Harbor
Class overview
Operators:	German Navy
In service:	1977-present
Active:	2
General characteristics
Type:	Replenishment tanker
Displacement:	14,169 tonnes
Installed power:	5,880 kW (8,000 PS)
Speed:	16 knots
Capacity:	11,500 m³
Complement:	42 (civilian)

The Type 704A Rhön class tankers are replenishment oiler used by the German Navy to provide underway replenishment for its ships at sea.

Specifications

• Propulsion: 5880 kW
• Speed: 16 kn
• Capacity: around 44760 m³

Ship list

Pennant number	Name	Call sign	Commissioned	Base
A1443	Rhön	DRKM	September 23, 1977	Wilhelmshaven
A1442	Spessart	DRKN	September 5, 1977	Kiel

Originally the ships were built for Libya as Okene (Rhön) and Okapi (Spessart). Rhön and Spessart are names of forests (small mountain ranges) in Germany.

References

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