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German ship Mosel (A512)

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Mosel on 30 August 2013
History
Germany
NameMosel
NamesakeMosel
BuilderBremer Vulkan
LaunchedApril 1993
Commissioned1 July 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

Mosel (A512) is the second ship of the Elbe-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.

Development

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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 German rivers where German parliaments were placed.

Construction and career

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Mosel was launched in April 1993 in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany. She was commissioned on 1 July 1993.[1]

On 31 August 2013, Mosel and Rottweil visited Sevastopol.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Type 404 Elbe Class Tenders - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
  2. ^ "Добро пожаловать, или Ноги вашей здесь не будет". Крым.Реалии (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-07-31.
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