Westerwald-class transport ship

The Type 760 Westerwald-class transport ships are auxiliary support cargo vessels that are used by the German Navy (ger: Bundesmarine) as replenishment craft.

Class overview
Operators:  German Navy
In commission: 1967–present
Completed: 2
General characteristics
Displacement: 4,042 tonnes (3,978 long tons)
Length: 105.3 m (345 ft 6 in)
Beam: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)
Draft: 4.6 m (15 ft 1 in)
Propulsion: 2 diesel engines, 4,200 kW (5,632 hp), 2 shafts
Speed: 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph)
Capacity: Up to 1,080 tonnes (1,063 long tons)
Complement: 31–60, partly civilians

Ships

Pennant
number
Name Call
sign
Commissioned Decommissioned
A1435WesterwaldDRKT2 February 196717 December 2010
A1436Odenwald 23 March 19672 February 2002
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References

  • "Versorger WESTERWALD-Klasse" (in German). German Navy. Retrieved 5 August 2008.


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