Lüneburg class
Small supplier (type 701) |
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history | |
Ship class: | Small utility type 701 |
Type ship: | Luneburg |
Development / construction yards: |
Bremer Vulkan AG, Bremen |
Building-costs: | 65 million DM |
Keel laying: | 1963 to 1966 |
Launch: | 1965 to 1966 |
Commissioning: | 1966 to 1968 |
Data | |
Displacement: | |
Length over all: | 104-118 m |
Width over everything: | 13.23 m |
Height: |
H deck 7.30 m |
Draft: | approx. 4.2 m |
Drive: |
2 Maybach four-stroke |
Propeller: |
2 four-bladed Escher-Wyss |
Oars number: | 1 double rudder |
Speed: | |
Crew: | approx. 82 men |
Armament | |
Ship guns : | 40 mm Flak L / 70 Breda in two MDL (marine double mounts) |
STINGER (Fliegerfaust 2) | |
Chaff thrower: | |
Torpedo Defense System: | NIXIE |
The Lüneburg class ( class 701 ) was a class of eight small supply ships of the German Navy . Each ship in the class bore the name of a German city that ended in -burg .
The units were not all identical, and they were initially divided into 701 A and 701 B. For Type B 701 counted only the Coburg because, in addition diesel fuel and heavy oil : could carry (NATO Code F82).
tasks
The supply ships of the German Navy are used to provide operational supply (logistical support) to units at sea. They supply the combat units ( destroyers , frigates , speedboats , anti-mine vehicles , submarines, etc.) with operating materials , consumables and consumer goods , provisions and ammunition in order to ensure their operational capability, to enlarge their operational radius and to make them independent of ports.
The suppliers of the Lüneburg class were assigned to certain units or associations and equipped to supply them at sea . They were able to hand over goods, liquids and personnel during the journey from ship to ship. The eight ships were temporarily part of the supply chain, so that the assigned ships and boats were also supplied by these suppliers in the port.
Conversions and extra codes
In the 1970s, new sea-target weapons systems for combat units were introduced, which meant that the supply units for the storage and transport of these new systems had to be modified. Since the previous structure of the ships was not sufficiently suitable for this, five class 701 utilities were converted at MWB in Bremerhaven between 1975 and 1984 and were given the extra codes C, D and E.
The five utilities were not all rebuilt in the same way:
- In the Coburg , Glücksburg , Saarburg and Meersburg units , a new section VI a of 10.5 m in length was added between departments VI and VII.
- The Freiburg was even extended by 14.3 m at the same point because a helicopter landing deck was being built on the Schanz .
Since the ships already had poor maneuverability before the conversion, all eight units of the type were successively equipped with a transverse thrust system (bow thruster) in the foredeck and with a new steering system.
equipment
Active anti-roll system
The ships of this class had an active roll damping system, which was supposed to stabilize the ship, especially when it was being supplied at sea. As a rule, however, it was not used, since when approaching very closely or even in a collision there was a risk that the deployed elements would damage the ship to be supplied.
Data processing
From 1973 (starting with the Freiburg ) the ships were equipped with "medium data technology" from Nixdorf Computer . It allowed a then highly modern target and requirement calculation for the supplies carried.
More equipment
- 2 motor cutters,
- 1 dinghy ,
- 7 life rafts ,
- 1 dinghy,
- 2 board cranes 3–7 t,
- 1 heavy lift tree 3 t,
- 2 bow anchors in deck jacks,
- 1 stern anchor in anchor pocket
Supply capacity
- 1100 t of all kinds of supplies,
- 1200 m³ fuel,
- 200 m³ fresh water and
- 400 tons of ammunition
Units, association membership and locations
Identifier | Surname | Type | Association | Location | Decommissioning | Whereabouts | image |
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A1411 | Luneburg | A. | 1st Supply Squadron | Flensburg | June 2, 1994 | Colombia as ARC Cartagena de Indias, out of service on December 20, 2017 |
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A1412 | Coburg | B / D | 1st Supply Squadron | Kiel | September 25, 1991 | Greece as HS Axios (A464) | |
A1413 | Freiburg | E. | Baggage squadron | Wilhelmshaven | December 17, 2003 | Uruguay as General Artigas (ROU04) | |
A1414 | Glücksburg | C. | Baggage squadron | Wilhelmshaven | November 1, 2001 | Egypt as ENS Shalatein (A230) | |
A1415 | Saarburg | C. | 1st Supply Squadron | Olpenitz | April 14, 1994 | Greece as HS Aliakmon (A470) | |
A1416 | Nienburg | A. | 4. Mine sweeping squadron | Wilhelmshaven | March 26, 1998 | Colombia as ARC Buenaventura (BL162) | |
A1417 | Offenburg | A. | 1st Supply Squadron | Kiel | June 30, 1993 | Spain | |
A1418 | Meersburg | C. | 1st submarine squadron | Eckernförde | December 22, 2004 | MArs Wilhelmshaven |
Further information on the website of the respective ship.
Whereabouts
All units of the small class 701 utility have now been decommissioned. After the service period, which usually lasted around 30 years, they could no longer meet the growing demands of the fleet. Some of their tasks are now performed by the Elbe- class tenders , but primarily by the task force suppliers (EGV) of the Berlin class (class 702) .
See also
Web links
- Supplier LÜNEBURG class (701). In: marine.de. Retrieved December 6, 2013 .
Remarks
- ↑ The heavy oil transport (F82) was originally intended for all 8 units. This was not implemented, however, as F82 was only required in the 1st destroyer squadron to which the Coburg was assigned.
- ↑ The propellers were arranged in such a way that they did not hit the rudder. In addition, the rudder was quite small, so that the rudder effect was very moderate, especially at low speed levels. Furthermore, the large chimney looked like a mizzen sail , which made maneuvers in strong winds even more difficult.