Werra (A514) is the fourth ship of the Elbe-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.
Werra on 2 June 2011 | |
History | |
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Germany | |
Name | Werra |
Namesake | Werra |
Builder | Bremer Vulkan |
Launched | June 1993 |
Commissioned | 9 December 1993 |
Homeport | Kiel |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Type | Elbe-class replenishment ship |
Displacement | 3,586 tonnes |
Length | 100.55 m (329 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 15.40 m (50 ft 6 in) |
Draft | 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
Range | 2,600 nmi (4,800 km) |
Capacity |
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Complement | 40 (standard) >38 (repair party, passengers, squadron staff) |
Armament |
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Aviation facilities | Helipad |
Development
editThe Elbe-class replenishment ships are also known tenders of the German Navy. In German, this type of ship is called Versorgungsschiffe which can be translated as "supply ship" though the official translation in English is "replenishment ship".
They are intended to support German naval units away from their home ports. The ships carry fuel, provisions, ammunition and other matériel and also provide medical services. The ships are named after large German rivers.
Construction and career
editWerra was launched in June 1993 in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany. She was commissioned on 9 December 1993.[1]
On 2 February 2019, Rhein left her home port of Kiel. The ship, which is part of the support squadron, will be the flagship of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) and the Mediterranean for the next five months.[2]
Gallery
editReferences
edit- ^ "Type 404 Elbe Class Tenders - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
- ^ "Tender "Werra" auf dem Weg ins Mittelmeer". presseportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-31.
External links
editMedia related to A514 Werra (ship, 1993) at Wikimedia Commons