Type 707-class tanker

Class overview
BuildersWarnemünde, Rostock
Operators German Navy
Preceded byRhön-class
Planned2
Building2
General characteristics
TypeReplenishment tanker
Displacement>20,000 t[1]
Length173 m
Beam24 m
Draught8 m
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Capacity15,000 m3
Complement42

The Type 707-class tankers are a series of replenishment oilers under construction for the German Navy to provide underway replenishment for its ships at sea. Procurement of two vessels was announced in July 2019, with delivery intended in 2025 to replace the Rhön-class tankers which are scheduled to be retired that same year.[1]

Units[edit]

Pennant Name Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned Notes
Neptun Werft 8 August 2023[1][2] 2025[1]
Neptun Werft 25 April 2024 [3]

The construction of the second ship started on 29 February 2024.[4][5] The hull will be built at Neptun Werft, the Superstructure at Meyer Werft.[6][7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "NVL Group Lays Keel Of First Type 707 Oiler For German Navy". navalnews.com. 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "NVL Group Lays Keel for German Navy's First Type 707 Oiler". defensemirror.com. 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ ES&T Redaktion (25 April 2024). "Zweiter Marinebetriebsstoffversorger auf Kiel gelegt". esut.de (in German). Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  4. ^ https://marineforum.online/marinebetriebsstoffversorger-klasse-707-baubeginn-fuer-zweiten-tanker/
  5. ^ https://nvl.de/de/presse
  6. ^ https://nvl.de/sites/default/files/2024-02/Pressemitteilung_NVl%20group_Brennstart%20des%20zweiten%20Marinebetriebsstoffversorgers.pdf
  7. ^ Pictures from 14 March: https://web.archive.org/web/20240314134149/https://scontent-fra3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/431483503_734461275545963_5752701638670717056_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=CSOuq5DpK5QAX-zgxuQ&_nc_oc=AQk48yK72gXQ0Xqfrp7uJ214GZxg6MSXD3Q_x1tHTwRYwTuGVX-Z-JW4PW9r3JfY8tM&_nc_ht=scontent-fra3-2.xx&oh=00_AfC3hpDMejYTpQ2fbn7CzjUwYr1cWva1sI8uzYH9Cx2hmw&oe=65F89798 https://web.archive.org/web/20240314134213/https://scontent-fra3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/432369223_1575687623252940_8709751133666885376_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=YrgN8c3flRgAX8JdlO2&_nc_ht=scontent-fra3-2.xx&oh=00_AfDmdyaEhWWpCN1K0xCRMd1GnRbL-w5Vna09jCi5TPYu1w&oe=65F82FC2 https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/431896908_779509864226681_482724710317067324_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=VMuXeJ_O7o8AX8zP25j&_nc_oc=AQlqNEiepqfoD1hGVXEcxkO4qXdFj67vwZf35MY5Trw_qyz7kTDgAr5Bx_Iy9kzyw5Y&_nc_ht=scontent-fra3-1.xx&oh=00_AfC6gQcWzuTCgETCrNajPzw14Kq4iaGzKdlO_g-fa28BcQ&oe=65F8767A
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