German auxiliary Oste explained

Oste (A 52) is a fleet service ship of the Germany Navy in the Oste-class.[1] It is named after the river Oste which flows throughout northern Lower Saxony.

In 2021, it was approved by the Bundestag, that three new ships would be contracted by Lürssen to be in service by 2027, replacing the class 423.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flottendienstboot OSTE-Klasse (423) . . 5 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120822224756/http://www.marine.de/portal/a/marine/!ut/p/c4/FcsxDoAgDAXQE0l3N0-huH2RQhMoBFGur-bNj3b6KB4J6FIUiTayTuZjmIxmBpi93mqiJL4Y0XAqvXs9af1nbQgZZLVMDi56qjkvL3ifDDY!/ . 22 August 2012 . 7 August 2012.
  2. News: Sanz . Julio Maíz . Lürssen construirá los nuevos buques espía de la Marina alemana . 5 January 2022 . defensa.com . 6 July 2021 . es . 7 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220107035338/https://www.defensa.com/otan-y-europa/lurssen-construira-nuevos-buques-espia-marina-alemana . live .
  3. News: Bredick . Marcus . Flottendienstboote: die Blitzbestellung der Marine . 5 January 2022 . Deutsches Maritimes Institut . marineforum.online . 24 June 2021 . de . 5 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220105210556/https://marineforum.online/flottendienstboote-die-blitzbestellung-der-marine/ . live .