On 29 March 2009, as she was taking part in Operation Atalanta, Spessart was attacked by a 7-man pirate boat.[2][3] In addition to the regular 40-man civilian crew, Spessart carried a 12-man security detail which exchanged small arm fire with the pirates, and repelled the assault.[4] The German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz intervened, along with vessels from several other navies: HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, Psara, Victoria, and USS Boxer. The pirates were captured after a chase lasting a few hours.
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Spessart alongside to replenish Lütjens on 31 July 1980
Spessart alongside to replenish Lütjens on 31 July 1980
^Gros-Verheyde, Nicolas (30 March 2009). "Erreur fatale: les pirates attaquent un navire... d'Atalanta!" (in French). Bruxelles 2. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^Perry, Tony (30 March 2009). "GULF OF ADEN: Pirates fire on German ship, leading to five-hour chase". Babylon & Beyond. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^"Deutsche Marine setzt Angreifer vor Somalia fest" (in German). Franffurter Allgemeine. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
german, tanker, spessart, spessart, a1442, second, ship, rhön, class, tankers, german, navy, commissioned, kiel, germany, september, 1977, spessart, replenishes, vicksburg, 2015, historygermanynamespessartnamesakespessartownerdeutsche, marineport, registryhamb. Spessart A1442 is the second ship of the Rhon class tankers of the German Navy She was commissioned at Kiel Germany on 5 September 1977 Spessart replenishes USS Vicksburg on 10 May 2015 HistoryGermanyNameSpessartNamesakeSpessartOwnerDeutsche MarinePort of registryHamburg GermanyBuilderKroger RendsburgLaunched13 February 1975Acquired1976Commissioned5 September 1977RenamedOkapiHomeportKiel GermanyIdentificationIMO number 7362079 MMSI number 211211850 Callsign DRKN Pennant number A1442StatusActiveGeneral characteristicsTypeRhon class tankerTonnage6 103 GRT 10 800 DWTDisplacement14 396 t 14 169 long tons Length130 2 m 427 ft 2 in Beam19 3 m 63 ft 4 in Draught8 7 m 28 ft 7 in Installed power1 MaK 12 cylinder diesel engine 5 880 kW 7 890 hp Propulsion1 shaft controllable pitch propellerSpeed16 knots 30 km h 18 mph Range3 250 nmi 6 020 km 3 740 mi at 12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Capacity11 000 m3 390 000 cu ft fuel 400 m3 14 000 cu ft water Complement42 civilian Construction and career editSpessart was originally built for civilian service by Kroger of Rendsburg in 1974 On 5 September 1977 she was commissioned into the German Navy based at Kiel Germany 1 On 29 March 2009 as she was taking part in Operation Atalanta Spessart was attacked by a 7 man pirate boat 2 3 In addition to the regular 40 man civilian crew Spessart carried a 12 man security detail which exchanged small arm fire with the pirates and repelled the assault 4 The German frigate Rheinland Pfalz intervened along with vessels from several other navies HNLMS De Zeven Provincien Psara Victoria and USS Boxer The pirates were captured after a chase lasting a few hours Gallery editSpessart gallery nbsp Spessart alongside to replenish Lutjens on 31 July 1980 nbsp Spessart alongside to replenish Lutjens on 31 July 1980 nbsp Spessart entering New York Harbor on 13 October 2004 nbsp Spessart at the deperming range in Wilhelmshaven on 20 January 2016 nbsp HMS St Albans Spessart and HNoMS Roald Amundsen replenishing on 26 January 2017 nbsp Spessart underway on 18 February 2019References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to IMO 7362079 FGS Spessart NATO Retrieved 25 March 2010 Gros Verheyde Nicolas 30 March 2009 Erreur fatale les pirates attaquent un navire d Atalanta in French Bruxelles 2 Retrieved 18 November 2014 Perry Tony 30 March 2009 GULF OF ADEN Pirates fire on German ship leading to five hour chase Babylon amp Beyond Los Angeles Times Retrieved 18 November 2014 Deutsche Marine setzt Angreifer vor Somalia fest in German Franffurter Allgemeine 31 March 2009 Retrieved 18 November 2014 nbsp Germany portal nbsp Energy portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title German tanker Spessart amp oldid 1077723358, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
