Barbe-class utility landing craft

The Type 520 Barbe-class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying.

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Class overview
Operators
In service1965–
Completed22
Active2
Laid up3
General characteristics
TypeLanding craft
Displacement430 tonnes (420 long tons) (full load)
Length40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Beam8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Draft2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Propulsion750 kW (1,010 hp)
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
CapacityUp to 150 tonnes (150 long tons)
Complement17
Armament
Schlei at the Kiel Week in 2007

The remaining boat in service is currently part of the SEK-M the naval special forces of Germany, however the navy plans to procure an entire new class of landing craft.

They are the only boats in the German Navy commanded by Chief Petty Officers.

List of ships

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Pennant
number
Name Type
(last upgrade)
Call
sign
Com-
missioned
Decom-
missioned
Fate
L788 Butt 520C 7 May 1965 4 December 1992 scrapped(?)
L789 Brasse 520C 7 May 1965 16 April 1992 scrapped(?)
L790 Barbe 520A 10 January 1966 29 September 1991 to Hellenic Navy
L791 Delphin 520B 10 January 1966 29 September 1991 to Hellenic Navy
L760 Flunder 520D DRIE 22 February 1966 ? decommissioned
L761 Karpfen 520A 2 February 1966 30 January 1992 scrapped(?)
L762 Lachs 520A DRIG 24 March 1966 in service
L763 Plötze 520A DRIH 24 March 1966 ? decommissioned
L764 Rochen 520A 26 April 1966 7 February 1992 to Hellenic Navy
L792 Dorsch 520A 24 June 1966 29 September 1991 to Hellenic Navy
L793 Felchen 520A 23 June 1966 25 October 1991 to Hellenic Navy
L794 Forelle 520A 7 June 1966 1 November 1991 to Hellenic Navy
L765 Schlei 520B DRIM 26 July 1966 decommissioned 2017
L766 Stör 520A 26 July 1966 16 September 1992 scrapped(?)
L767 Tümmler 520A 26 June 1966 16 September 1992 scrapped(?)
L768 Wels 520A 27 June 1966 11 December 1992 scrapped(?)
L769 Zander 520A DRIQ 26 August 1966 ? decommissioned
L795 Inger 520A 16 August 1966 9 September 1991 to Hellenic Navy
L796 Makrele 520A 16 September 1966 8 November 1991 to Hellenic Navy
L797 Muräne 520A 16 September 1966 14 February 1992 to Hellenic Navy
L798 Renke 520A 26 October 1966 1 October 1988 to Hellenic Navy
L799 Salm 520A 26 October 1966 1 October 1988 to Hellenic Navy

The ships are named after fish, with the exception of Delphin (dolphin) and Tümmler (toothed whales):

 
Zander 2013 in Mannheim Harbour

Barbe (barbel), Brasse (bream), Butt (flounder), Dorsch (cod), Felchen (whitefish/Coregonus wartmanni), Forelle (trout), Karpfen (carp), Lachs (salmon), Makrele (mackerel), Rochen (stingray), Salm (salmon), Schlei (tench), Stör (sturgeon), Wels (catfish), and Zander (zander).

References

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  • "Mehrzwecklandungsboot 'Barbe'-Klasse (520)" (in German). German Navy. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.