Spessart (A1442) is the second ship of the Rhön-class tankers of the German Navy. She was commissioned at Kiel, Germany on 5 September 1977.
Construction and career
Spessart was originally built for civilian service by Kröger of Rendsburg in 1974. On 5 September 1977 she was commissioned into the German Navy, based at Kiel, Germany.[1]
On 29 March 2009, as she was taking part in Operation Atalanta, Spessart was attacked by a 7-man pirate boat.[2][3] In addition to the regular 40-man civilian crew, Spessart carried a 12-man security detail which exchanged small arm fire with the pirates, and repelled the assault.[4] The German frigate Rheinland-Pfalz intervened, along with vessels from several other navies: HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, Psara, Victoria, and USS Boxer. The pirates were captured after a chase lasting a few hours.
Gallery
- Spessart gallery
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Spessart alongside to replenish Lütjens on 31 July 1980 -
Spessart alongside to replenish Lütjens on 31 July 1980 -
Spessart entering New York Harbor on 13 October 2004 -
Spessart at the deperming range in Wilhelmshaven on 20 January 2016 -
HMS St Albans, Spessart and HNoMS Roald Amundsen replenishing on 26 January 2017 -
Spessart underway on 18 February 2019
References
- ^ "FGS Spessart". NATO. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ Gros-Verheyde, Nicolas (30 March 2009). "Erreur fatale: les pirates attaquent un navire... d'Atalanta!" (in French). Bruxelles 2. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ Perry, Tony (30 March 2009). "GULF OF ADEN: Pirates fire on German ship, leading to five-hour chase". Babylon & Beyond. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Deutsche Marine setzt Angreifer vor Somalia fest" (in German). Franffurter Allgemeine. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
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