Oste (A 52) is a fleet service ship of the Germany Navy in the Oste-class.[3] It is named after the river Oste which flows throughout northern Lower Saxony.
 Oste in Eckernförde, June 2017.
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| History | |
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 Germany | |
| Name | Oste |
| Namesake | River Oste |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
| Launched | 30 June 1988[1] |
| Commissioned | 30 July 1988 |
| Homeport | Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Oste-class fleet service ship |
| Displacement | 3,200 tonnes |
| Length | 83.5 m (274 ft) |
| Beam | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Draft | 4.2–6.4 m (14–21 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel engines, 3,300 kW (4,400 hp) each |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | More than 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) |
| Complement | 48 + up to 39 mission specialists[2] |
| Sensors and processing systems | ELINT/COMINT sensors |
In 2021, it was approved by the Bundestag, that three new ships would be contracted by Lürssen to be in service by 2027, replacing the class 423.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "FLOTTENDIENSTBOOT - A-52 - "OSTE"". pigeier.ch. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Die Flottendienstboote der Oste-Klasse". Germany Navy. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Flottendienstboot OSTE-Klasse (423)". German Navy. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Sanz, Julio Maíz (6 July 2021). "Lürssen construirá los nuevos buques espía de la Marina alemana" (in Spanish). defensa.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ Bredick, Marcus (24 June 2021). "Flottendienstboote: die Blitzbestellung der Marine" (in German). marineforum.online. Deutsches Maritimes Institut. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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