Barbe-class utility landing craft

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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 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.

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.


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