Bonn returning from her sea trials on 29 August 2013.
History
Germany
Name	Bonn
Namesake	Bonn
Builder	Peene-Werft
Laid down	16 September 2010
Launched	27 April 2011
Commissioned	13 September 2013
Homeport	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Identification	MMSI number: 211927000 Callsign: DRKC Pennant number: A1413
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Berlin-class replenishment ship
Displacement	20,240 tonnes
Length	173.7 m (569 ft 11 in)
Beam	24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Height	17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draft	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Propulsion	2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines, 5,340 kW (7,160 hp) each 2 × reduction gears, 2 × controllable pitch four-bladed propellers 1 × bow thruster 4 × 1200 kW diesel generators
Speed	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range	16,000 km (8,600 nmi; 9,900 mi)
Endurance	45 days
Complement	139 (+ 94)
Armament	4 × MLG 27 mm autocannons Stinger surface-to-air missile (MANPADS)
Aircraft carried	2 × Sea King or NH90 helicopters
Aviation facilities	Hangar and flight deck

Bonn (A1413) is the third ship of the Berlin-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.

Development

The Berlin-class replenishment ships are the largest vessels of the German Navy.^[1] In German, this type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be translated as "task force supplier" though the official translation in English is "combat support 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 German cities where German parliaments were placed.

Construction and career

Bonn's aft on 13 September 2013.

Bonn alongside USS Gravely during BALTOP 2019.

Bonn was laid down on 16 September 2010 and launched on 27 April 2011 at Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 30 September 2013.^[2][3]

Bonn participated in BALTOPS 2019 and she came alongside to replenish USS Gravely during the exercise.

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