Barbe Class
Utility Landing Craft - Barbe-class (Type 520) are small utility landing craft for landing/transporting troops, supplies, equipment, and coastal mine laying. 22 produced 1965-1966, 2 remain.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 430 t
- Displacement (full)
- 430 t
- Length
- 131.2 ft
- Beam
- 28.9 ft
- Crew
- 17
- Ships built
- 22 (2 remain in service)
- Commissioned
- 1965-1966
- Decommissioned
- 1990s-present (2 remain)
Performance
- Top speed
- 11 kn
- Range
- 2000 nm at 10 knots
Armament
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 37.56
- Research cost
- 7,437
- Credit cost
- 26,292
Notable
- First post-war German landing craft class
- Front and rear door design with large cargo deck
- Low draft (2.1m) and low height for special operations
- Mine laying capability
- Only German Navy boats commanded by Chief Petty Officers
- Used by SEK-M (naval special forces)