German ship Werra (A514)

German ship Werra (A514)
German ship Werra (A514)
	File:Tender Werra A 514.JPG Werra on 2 June 2011
Name:	Werra
Namesake:	Werra
Builder:	Bremer Vulkan
Launched:	June 1993
Commissioned:	9 December 1993
Homeport:	Kiel
Identification:	Maritime Mobile Service Identity number: 211210100; Callsign: DRHM; Pennant number: A514;
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

Werra (A514) is the fourth ship of the Elbe-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.

Development[]

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[]

Werra was launched in June 1993 in Bremen-Vegesack, Germany. She was commissioned on 9 December 1993.^[1]

On 2 February 2019, 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 Mediterranean for the next five months.^[2]

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[1] "Type 404 Elbe Class Tenders - Naval Technology" (in en-GB). https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/elbe-class/.

[2] "Tender "Werra" auf dem Weg ins Mittelmeer" (in de). https://www.presseportal.de/pm/67428/4181659.

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German ship Werra (A514)
File:Tender Werra A 514.JPG Werra on 2 June 2011

Career (Germany)
Name:	Werra
Namesake:	Werra
Builder:	Bremer Vulkan
Launched:	June 1993
Commissioned:	9 December 1993
Homeport:	Kiel
Identification:	Maritime Mobile Service Identity number: 211210100 Callsign: DRHM Pennant number: A514
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