Werra on 2 June 2011
History
Germany
NameWerra
NamesakeWerra
BuilderBremer Vulkan
LaunchedJune 1993
Commissioned9 December 1993
HomeportKiel
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeElbe-class replenishment ship
Displacement3,586 tonnes
Length100.55 m (329 ft 11 in)
Beam15.40 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draft4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Propulsion
Speed15 knots (28 km/h)
Range2,600 nmi (4,800 km)
Capacity
  • 24 standard 6.2 m containers (maximum)
  • Supplies:
  • 700 m³ fuel
  • 60 m³ aviation (helicopter) fuel
  • 280 m³ fresh water
  • 160 tonnes ammunition
  • 40 tonnes supplies
  • Disposal:
  • 5 tonnes solid waste
  • 180 m³ waste water
  • 32 m³ waste oil
Complement40 (standard) + >38 (repair party, passengers, squadron staff)
Armament
Aviation facilitiesHelipad

Werra (A514) is the fourth ship of the Elbe-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.

Development

The 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

Werra 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Type 404 Elbe Class Tenders - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ↑ "Tender "Werra" auf dem Weg ins Mittelmeer". presseportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-31.

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