Rhön Class
Fleet Tankers - Rhön-class (Type 704A) were largest German Navy replenishment tankers of Cold War era. 2 ships 1977-2018.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 14396 t
- Displacement (full)
- 14396 t
- Length
- 427.2 ft
- Beam
- 63.3 ft
- Crew
- Civilian-crewed
- Ships built
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1977
- Decommissioned
- 2018
Performance
- Top speed
- 16 kn
- Range
- 5000 nm at 12 knots
Armament
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 88.2
- Research cost
- 31,046
- Credit cost
- 61,740
Notable
- Largest German Navy replenishment tankers of Cold War era
- 11,500 m³ fuel capacity—substantially larger than earlier classes
- Converted from commercial bulk acid tankers ordered by Libya
- Civilian-crewed naval auxiliaries
- 41 years service life (1977-2018)