German ship Frankfurt am Main

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.

Frankfurt am Main leaving Portsmouth, UK on 12 March 2012.
History
Germany
NameFrankfurt am Main
NamesakeFrankfurt am Main
Ordered22 August 1997
BuilderFlensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
Launched5 January 2001
Commissioned27 May 2002
HomeportWilhelmshaven, Germany
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Type Berlin-class replenishment ship
Displacement20,240 tonnes
Length173.7 m (569 ft 11 in)
Beam24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Height17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draft7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Propulsion
  • 2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines, 5,340 kW (7,160 hp) each
  • 2 × reduction gears, 2 × controllable pitch four-bladed propellers
  • 1 × bow thruster
  • 4 × 1,200 kW (1,600 hp) diesel generators
Speed20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range16,000 km (9,900 mi)+
Endurance45 days
Complement139 (+ 94)
Armament
Aircraft carried2 × Sea King or NH90 helicopters
Aviation facilitieshangar and flight deck

Development
Main article: Berlin-class replenishment ship

The Berlin-class replenishment ships are the largest vessels of the German Navy.[1] In German, this type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be translated as "task force supplier" though the official translation in English is "combat support 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 cities where German parliaments were placed.

Construction and career

Frankfurt am Main was ordered on 22 August 1997 and launched on 5 January 2011 in Hamburg. She was commissioned on 27 May 2002.[2][3]

Frankfurt am Main worked with USS Mesa Verde during mock underway replenishment in the 50th iteration of UNITAS Gold on 26 April 2009.[4]

Her first home port was Kiel, since 26 September 2012, she has been stationed at the Heppenser Groden naval base in Wilhelmshaven.[5]

On 16 March 2017, she was damaged in the evening when entering homeport Wilhelmshaven. When reversing in the port, Frankfurt am Main's stern collided with the concrete porch of the lock island. The planned participation in the Exercise Joint Warrior near Scotland for the following week had to be canceled.[6]

  • FGS Frankfurt am Main Gallery
  • Frankfurt am Main at HDW shipyard in Kiel. Floating barracks Knurrhahn in the foreground on 17 August 2007.
  • Frankfurt am Main leaving Portsmouth, UK, in January 2009.
  • Frankfurt am Main alongside USS Mesa Verde during UNITAS Gold on 26 April 2009.
  • Frankfurt am Main alongside USS Mesa Verde during UNITAS Gold on 26 April 2009.
  • Frankfurt am Main leaving Portsmouth, UK, on 12 March 2012.

References
  1. "Berlin Class Fleet Auxiliary Vessels, Germany". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. "Berlin Class Fleet Auxiliary Vessels". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. "Dritter Einsatzgruppenversorger Klasse 702 ‑ Das Schiff und dessen Weiterentwicklung". 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  4. Kuzlik, MC2 Class Ron. "UNITAS Gold 2009 draws to a close". Military News. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. "Frankfurt am Main (A 1412)", Wikipedia (in German), 2020-02-16, retrieved 2020-09-17
  6. "Frankfurt am Main (A 1412)", Wikipedia (in German), 2020-02-16, retrieved 2020-09-17
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