German ship Rhein (A513)

Elbe-class replenishment ship

Rhein on 2 July 2010

History
Germany
Name| Rhein
Namesake| Rhein
Builder| Bremer Vulkan
Launched| March 1993
Commissioned| 1 September 1993
Homeport| Kiel
Identification|

* MMSI number: 211211500
* Callsign: DRHL
* Pennant number: A513

Status| Active
General characteristics
Type| Elbe-class replenishment ship
Displacement| 3,586 tonnes
Length| 100.55 m (329 ft 11 in)
Beam| 15.40 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draft| 4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Propulsion|

* 1 × Deutz-MWM SBV diesel engines
* 2,562 kW, Bow thruster

Speed| 15 knots (28 km/h)
Range| 2,600 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

Complement| 40 (standard) + >38 (repair party, passengers, squadron staff)
Armament|

* 2 × Fliegerfaust 2 surface-to-air missile stands (MANPADS)
* 2 × Rheinmetall Rh202 20 mm autocannon; being replaced by 2 × MLG-27 27 mm remote controlled autocannons

Aviation facilities| Helipad

Rhein (A513) is the third ship of the Elbe-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.

## Development

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Main article: Elbe-class replenishment ship

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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Rhein was launched in March 1993 in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany. She was commissioned on 1 September 1993.[1]

On 20 June 2018, Rhein left her home port of Kiel. The ship, which is part of the support squadron, will be the flagship of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 2 (SNMCMG2) and the Black Sea for the next six months.[2]

## Gallery

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* Rhein on 2 July 2010

* Rhein on 2 July 2010

* Rhein on 11 October 2011

* Rhein on 19 June 2019

* Rhein on 9 December 2023

## References

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* Germany portal

1. ^ "Type 404 Elbe Class Tenders - Naval Technology". www.naval-technology.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
2. ^ "NATO auf See - Tender "Rhein" führt Minenabwehrverband der Allianz". presseportal.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-07-31.

## External links

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Media related to A513 Rhein (ship, 1993) at Wikimedia Commons

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