 Oste in Eckernförde, June 2017. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Name | Oste |
| Namesake | River Oste |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
| Launched | 30 June 1988[1] |
| Commissioned | 30 July 1988 |
| Homeport | Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oste-class fleet service ship |
| Displacement | 3,200 tonnes |
| Length | 83.5 m (274 ft) |
| Beam | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Draft | 4.2–6.4 m (14–21 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel engines, 3,300 kW (4,400 hp) each |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | More than 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) |
| Complement | 48 + up to 39 mission specialists[2] |
| Sensors and processing systems | ELINT/COMINT sensors |
Oste (A 52) is a fleet service ship of the Germany Navy in the Oste-class.[3] It is named after the river Oste which flows throughout northern Lower Saxony.
In 2021, it was approved by the Bundestag, that three new ships would be contracted by Lürssen to be in service by 2027, replacing the class 423.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "FLOTTENDIENSTBOOT - A-52 - "OSTE"". pigeier.ch. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "Die Flottendienstboote der Oste-Klasse". Germany Navy. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ "Flottendienstboot OSTE-Klasse (423)". German Navy. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ Sanz, Julio Maíz (6 July 2021). "Lürssen construirá los nuevos buques espía de la Marina alemana" (in Spanish). defensa.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ↑ Bredick, Marcus (24 June 2021). "Flottendienstboote: die Blitzbestellung der Marine" (in German). marineforum.online. Deutsches Maritimes Institut. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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