Berlin-class Replenishment Vessel

The Type 702 Berlin-class replenishment ship is a series of multi-product replenishment oilers, originally designed and built for service in the Bundesmarine (Federal Navy). Besides the four ships built for German Federal Navy, is one of three competing designs and to replace the Endeavour-class replenishment vessels in the Royal New Zealand Navy.

Specifications

 * Type: Replenishment Vessel
 * Service Period: 2001-Present
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 569 feet 11 inches (173.71 meters)
 * Beam: 78 feet 9 inches (24 meters)
 * Height: 57 feet 5 inches (17.5 meters)
 * Draft: 24 feet 11 inches (7.6 meters)
 * Displacement: 20,240 tons
 * Capacity: 9330 tonnes of fuel oil, aviation fuel and fresh water
 * Cargo Space: 550 tonnes of mixed cargo
 * Crew: 233
 * Propulsion: 2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines, 5,340 kW each; 2 reduction gears, 2 controllable pitch four-bladed propellers, 1 bow thruster
 * Speed: 20 knots (37.04 km/hr)
 * Armament
 * 2 x Mauser MLG-27 27mm autocannons
 * Stinger SAMs
 * Aircraft Carried: 2 x SH-3 Sea Kings or 2 x NH-90s

Bundesmarine

 * BMS Berlin (A1411)
 * BMS Frankfurt am Main (A1412)
 * BMS Bonn (A1413)
 * BMS Dresden (A1414)