German tanker Rhön

	Rhön on 11 April 2013
History
Germany
Name	Rhön
Namesake	Rhön
Owner	Deutsche Marine
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany
Builder	Kröger, Rendsburg
Launched	23 August 1974
Acquired	1976
Commissioned	23 September 1977
Renamed	Okene
Homeport	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Identification	IMO number: 7362067; MMSI number: 211211840; Callsign: DRKM; Pennant number: A1443;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Rhön-class tanker
Tonnage	6,103 GRT; 10,800 DWT;
Displacement	14,396 t (14,169 long tons)
Length	130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)
Beam	19.3 m (63 ft 4 in)
Draught	8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Installed power	1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine; 5,880 kW (7,890 hp);
Propulsion	1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	3,250 nmi (6,020 km; 3,740 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity	11,000 m3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel); 400 m3 (14,000 cu ft) (water);
Complement	42 (civilian)

Rhön (A1443) is the lead ship of the Rhön-class tankers of the German Navy. She was commissioned at Kiel, Germany on 23 September 1977.

Construction and career

Rhön was originally built for civilian service by Kröger of Rendsburg in 1974. On 23 September 1977 she was commissioned into the German Navy, based at Kiel, Germany.^[1]

On 23 October 1988, Rhön was in collision with the American destroyer USS Hayler, badly damaging Hayler's stern.^[2]

Rhön participated in BALTOPS 2020.^[3]

Sturton, Ian (1989). "The Naval Year in Review: F (ii). Major Casualties at Sea From 1 April 1988 to 30 April 1989". In Gardiner, Robert (ed.). Warship 1989. London: Conway Maritime Press. pp. 247–249. ISBN 0-85177-530-6.

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