 Wangerooge
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Wangerooge |
| Operators | |
| In service | 1968–2022 |
| In commission | 1968–1971 |
| Completed | 5 |
| Active | 0 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Displacement | 798 tonnes (785 long tons) |
| Length | 52.7 m (172 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 12.2 m (40 ft 0 in) |
| Propulsion | around 1,500 kW (2,000 hp) |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 33 civilians |
The Type 722 Wangerooge-class tugs are a series of ocean-going tugboats that are used for rescue and salvage operation by the German Navy. They are also used for towing targets and retrieving training torpedoes. Survival training for aircraft crews are also carried out with them.