Frankfurt am Main leaving Portsmouth, UK on 12 March 2012.
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History | |
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Germany | |
Name | Frankfurt am Main |
Namesake | Frankfurt am Main |
Ordered | 22 August 1997 |
Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft |
Launched | 5 January 2001 |
Commissioned | 27 May 2002 |
Homeport | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Identification |
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Status | Active |
General characteristics | |
Type | Replenishment oiler |
Displacement | 20,240 t (19,920 long tons) |
Length | 173.7 m (569 ft 11 in) |
Beam | 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
Draught | 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Endurance | 45 days |
Armament | |
Aircraft carried | 2 × Sea King or NH90 helicopters |
Aviation facilities | Hangar and flight deck |
Frankfurt am Main (A1412) is the second ship of the Berlin-class replenishment ships of the German Navy. Ordered in 1997, the vessel was constructed in Hamburg by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft and was launched on 5 January 2001. Frankfurt am Main was commissioned on 27 May 2002 and is currently in service.