Rhine class (1959)
The tender Danube (A69) in Olpenitz
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As Rhine-class which were tender of Class 401 of the German Navy called. The class was named after the type ship Rhein , which was laid down in 1958 , christened in 1959 and put into service in 1961 and served as a support unit for the 3rd Schnellboot Squadron until its decommissioning in 1992 . A total of eight ships of this type were built, in addition to the Rhine , the Elbe , Main , Neckar , Ruhr , Weser , Werra and Danube .
Tenders are supply and command ships and supply combat units ( speedboats , anti-mine vehicles , submarines ) with everything they need at sea. Longer periods at sea are only possible with these mother ships. The tenders take care of the supply of fuel, water and provisions, they also provide workshops, spare parts and tools as well as an infirmary with an operating theater for the soldiers on board.
After decommissioning, four of the ships were scrapped, three were sold to Turkey and one to Greece.
The Rhine class also includes the types class 402 ( Moselle class for mine sweepers) with three built units ( Mosel , Isar , Saar ) and class 403 ( Lahn class for submarines) with two units ( Lahn and Lech ).
Depending on the intended use (speedboat or minesweeper tender), different drive concepts were used ( diesel-electric drive or diesel engines ).
List of ships
Identifier | Surname | Shipyard | Keel laying | Launch | Commissioning | Decommissioning |
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Tender class 401 | ||||||
A 58 | Rhine | 1958 | 1959 | 1961 | 1992 | |
A 61 | Elbe | Schlieker shipyard | May 5th 1960 | April 17, 1962 | 17th December 1992 | |
A 62 | Weser | 1962 | 1975 | |||
A 63 | Main | 1963 | 1993 | |||
A 64 | Dysentery | 1964 | 1971 | |||
A 66 | Neckar | Lürssen | December 22nd, 1960 | June 26, 1961 | 7th December 1963 | November 30, 1989 |
A 68 | Werra | 1964 | 1991 | |||
A 69 | Danube | Schlichting shipyard | 1960 | 1964 | 1994 | |
Tender class 402 | ||||||
A 67 | Moselle | 1963 | 1990 | |||
A 54 | Isar | 1964 | 1980 | |||
A 65 | Saar | 1963 | 1992 | |||
Tender class 403 | ||||||
A 55 | Lahn | 1964 | 1991 | |||
A 56 | Lech | 1964 | 1989 |
literature
- HH Bess : The Navy of the Federal Republic of Germany . 3. Edition. Koehlers Verlagsgesellschaft , Herford 1971, ISBN 3-7822-0118-3 , p. 48 .