Rhön class tanker

Rhön class tanker

The Type 704A Rhön class tankers are used by the German Navy to provide fleets at high seas with fuel.

pecifications

* Propulsion: 5880 kW
* Speed: 16 kn
* Capacity: around 44760

hip list

Originally the ships were built for Libya as "Okene" (Rhön) and "Okapi" (Spessart). Rhön and Spessart are names of forests (small mountain ranges) in Germany.

References

* [http://www.marine.de/01DB070000000001/CurrentBaseLink/W269DBYZ949INFODE Betriebstofftransporter RHÖN-Klasse] (in German) - Marine (official homepage of the German Navy)


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