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Tug Spiekeroog (A1452)

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Classification

Ship class:
Wangerooge-class tug (Type 722)
Type:
Tugboat

Basic information

Operator:
German Navy (Deutsche Marine)German Navy (Deutsche Marine)
Country of build:
Builder:
Schichau SeebeckwerftSchichau Seebeckwerft
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Decommissioned (out):
Status:
Decommissioned
Fate:
Out of active service end 2022

Ship measurements

Displacement:
798 t
Length:
51.78 m
Beam:
11.77 m
Draft:
4.1 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 4 * Maybach 16-cylinder diesel engines with 442 kW (600 hp) each
  • 4 * generators with 405 kW each
  • 2 * propeller engines with 820 kW each (2,000 hp)
Speed:
12 knots

Personnel

Complement:
33

Combat assets

Cargo capacity:
  • towing gear
  • 5-ton loading boom
  • 2 * fire extinguishing monitors
  • 2 * bow anchors in side fairleads
  • 1 * stern anchor in anchor pocket
Boats & landing craft:
  • 2 * motor cutters
  • 2 * inflatable boats
  • 3 * life rafts
Armament:
  • 1 * 40 mm Bofors gun

On August 14, 1968, the tug Spiekeroog and the Langeoog were put into service together for the 1st Supply Squadron. They were stationed at the naval base in Kiel. The merger of the 1st and 2nd Supply Squadrons into the Trossgeschwader on March 25, 1997 did not change anything for the Spiekeroog, which remained stationed in Kiel. At times, the Spiekeroog was is assigned to the 1st and 3rd submarine squadrons for security duties.

On February 8, 1975, there was a collision between the Spiekeroog and the Liberian freighter Butterfly in the Kiel Fjord with only minor damage.

The Spiekeroog was the last ship of the class to be decommissioned on November 28, 2023.

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