The Type 520 Barbe-class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying.
The remaining boat in service is currently part of the SEK-M the naval special forces of Germany, however the navy plans to procure an entire new class of landing craft.
barbe, class, utility, landing, craft, type, small, units, german, navy, used, landing, transporting, troops, supply, equipment, also, coastal, mine, laying, störclass, overview, operators, german, navy, hellenic, navy, service1965, completed22, active2, laid,. The Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops supply equipment and also for coastal mine laying StorClass overview Operators German Navy Hellenic Navy In service1965 Completed22 Active2 Laid up3 General characteristics TypeLanding craft Displacement430 tonnes 420 long tons full load Length40 m 131 ft 3 in Beam8 8 m 28 ft 10 in Draft2 1 m 6 ft 11 in Propulsion750 kW 1 010 hp Speed11 knots 20 km h 13 mph CapacityUp to 150 tonnes 150 long tons Complement17 Armament1 or 2 Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 20 mm 0 79 in autocannon Mine laying capability Schlei at the Kiel Week in 2007 The remaining boat in service is currently part of the SEK M the naval special forces of Germany however the navy plans to procure an entire new class of landing craft They are the only boats in the German Navy commanded by Chief Petty Officers List of ships editPennantnumber Name Type last upgrade Callsign Com missioned Decom missioned Fate L788 Butt 520C 7 May 1965 4 December 1992 scrapped L789 Brasse 520C 7 May 1965 16 April 1992 scrapped L790 Barbe 520A 10 January 1966 29 September 1991 to Hellenic Navy L791 Delphin 520B 10 January 1966 29 September 1991 to Hellenic Navy L760 Flunder 520D DRIE 22 February 1966 decommissioned L761 Karpfen 520A 2 February 1966 30 January 1992 scrapped L762 Lachs 520A DRIG 24 March 1966 in service L763 Plotze 520A DRIH 24 March 1966 decommissioned L764 Rochen 520A 26 April 1966 7 February 1992 to Hellenic Navy L792 Dorsch 520A 24 June 1966 29 September 1991 to Hellenic Navy L793 Felchen 520A 23 June 1966 25 October 1991 to Hellenic Navy L794 Forelle 520A 7 June 1966 1 November 1991 to Hellenic Navy L765 Schlei 520B DRIM 26 July 1966 decommissioned 2017 L766 Stor 520A 26 July 1966 16 September 1992 scrapped L767 Tummler 520A 26 June 1966 16 September 1992 scrapped L768 Wels 520A 27 June 1966 11 December 1992 scrapped L769 Zander 520A DRIQ 26 August 1966 decommissioned L795 Inger 520A 16 August 1966 9 September 1991 to Hellenic Navy L796 Makrele 520A 16 September 1966 8 November 1991 to Hellenic Navy L797 Murane 520A 16 September 1966 14 February 1992 to Hellenic Navy L798 Renke 520A 26 October 1966 1 October 1988 to Hellenic Navy L799 Salm 520A 26 October 1966 1 October 1988 to Hellenic Navy The ships are named after fish with the exception of Delphin dolphin and Tummler toothed whales Barbe barbel Brasse bream Butt flounder Dorsch cod Felchen whitefish Coregonus wartmanni Forelle trout Karpfen carp Lachs salmon Makrele mackerel Rochen stingray Salm salmon Schlei tench Stor sturgeon Wels catfish and Zander zander References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Class 520 Mehrzwecklandungsboot Barbe Klasse 520 in German German Navy 27 November 2013 Retrieved 28 December 2013 nbsp This article about a specific military ship or boat of Germany is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barbe class utility landing craft amp oldid 1128843311, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
