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Tender Klasse 401 ("Rhein")

 

Technical Data

Shipyards Multiple
Units built 8
From/to 1959 - 1964
In Commission 1961 - 1994
Displacement 2740 ts
Length 98,20 m
Beam 11,80 m
Draught 4,70 m
Propulsion 6 x Maybach four-stroke 16-cylinder Diesel engines 14 400 HP
Shafts/Propellers 2 - 2
Speed 20 kts
Complement  122  
Armament  2 x 100 mm-K L/55 MEL
4 x 40 mm/L 70 Bofors Flak
70 Mines
10 Depth Charges

Tender "Main" - Picture: Archives Förderverein

Tenders and S-Boats - Picture: Archives Förderverein

 

Specials

T 1 "Rhein" (A 58) - Schlieker-Werft, Hamburg, 3. S-Squad, C: 06.11.1961, D: 1993, sold to Singapoore. 

T 2 "Elbe" (A 61)  - Schlieker-Werft, Hamburg, 2. S-Squad, C: 17.04.1962, from 1982 assigned to 7. S-Squad,  D: 17.12.1992.  Left to Turkey as substitute for ex-Tender "Ruhr". Today in service as training ship for Officer-Cadets "TCG CEZAYIRLI GAZI HASANPAŞA" (A-579) at Naval Academy Tuzla.  

T 4 "Ruhr" (A 64), Schlieker-Werft, Hamburg, planned for 7. S-Squad, Schoolship, C: 02.05.1964, D: 02.12.1971, Reserveflotilla. Left to Turkey as training ship for Officer-Cadets "TCG CEZAYIRLI GAZI HASANPAŞA" (A-???) at Naval Academy Tuzla

T 5 "Weser" (A 62), Elsflether Werft, Elsfleth, 1. S-Squad, from 1963 to 31.01.1965 Schoolship, C: 14.07.1962, D: 31.05.1968, left to Greece as "Aigaion" (D 215), C: 06.07.1976

T 6  "Main" (A 63), Lindenauwerft, Kiel, 5. S-Squad, C: 29.06.1963, D: 25.11.1993

T 7 "Werra" (A 68), Lindenauwerft, Kiel, 7. S-Squad, C: 02.09.1964, on 31.03.1982 to Minedefencesquad

T 8 "Donau" (A 69), Schlichting-Werft, Travemünde, planned for 3. S-Squad, Schoolship, C: 23.05.1964, D: 28.06.1982 conservated in MArs WHV, C: 18.02.1970 for 2. S-Squad, D: 01.12.1994. Today in service as training ship for Officer-Cadets "TCG SOKULLU MEHMET PAŞA" (A-577)  at Naval Academy Tuzla.

T 9 "Neckar" (A 66), Lürssen-Werft, Vegesack, planned for 1. S-Squad, C: 07.12.1963 for 7. S-Squad, D: 1994

Similar to "Rhein"-Class are also the types Class 402 ("Mosel"-Class for minesweepers) with three units built ("Mosel", "Isar", "Saar") and Class 403 ("Lahn"-Class for Submarines) with two units ("Lahn" and "Lech").

C = Commissioned

D = Decommissioned