The Type 720 Helgoland-class tugs are large seagoing salvage tugs used by the German Navy. After the decommissioning of Helgoland, the class is now referred to as the Fehmarn class in the German Navy. As with other auxiliary ship classes in Germany, these tugboats are crewed by civilians.[1] The ships are named after the German islands Helgoland (Heligoland) and Fehmarn.
 Fehmarn in Eckernförde (2022)
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Helgoland class |
| Operators |  German Navy |
| In commission | 1966–2022 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Retired | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Salvage tug |
| Displacement | 1,310 t (1,289 long tons) |
| Length | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) |
| Beam | 12.7 m (41 ft 8 in) |
| Draft | 4.4 m (14 ft 5 in) |
| Speed | 16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) |
| Complement | 45 |
List of ships edit
| Pennant number |
Name | Type/ Upgrade |
Call sign |
Commissioned | Decommissioned | Base/fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1457 | Helgoland | 720A | DRLE | March 8, 1966 | December 19, 1997 | Sold to Uruguayan Navy as ROU 22 Oyarvide[2] |
| A1458 | Fehmarn | 720B | DRLF | February 1, 1967 | Out of active service end 2022 | Kiel |
References edit
- ^ "Bergungsschlepper FEHMARN-Klasse (720)" (in German). German Navy. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
- ^ "ROU 22 Oyarvide" (in Spanish). Armada Nacional. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.