Type 707 tanker explained

The Type 707 tankers are a series of replenishment oilers under construction for the German Navy to provide underway replenishment for its ships at sea. Procurement of two vessels was announced in July 2019, with delivery intended in 2025 to replace the s which are scheduled to be retired that same year.

Units

PennantNameBuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissionedNotes
Neptun Werft8 August 2023[1] 2025June 2024 ??[2] [3]
25 April 2024 [4]

General contractor is NVL Group, which is cooperating with Meyer Werft.[5] The hulls are built by Neptun Werft in Warnemünde, which is part of the Meyer Group, the superstructure at Meyer Werft, Papenburg.[6] [7] [8]

Construction of the first ship started on 29 June 2023 at Meyer Werft, Papenburg.[9] The keel was laid on 8 August 2023 at Neptun Werft.[10] Construction of the second ship started on 29 February 2024 at Meyer Werft.[11] [12] The keel was laid on 25 April 2024.[13]

See also

External links

https://www.kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/spektakulaerer-schwertransport-fuer-neue-marinetanker-im-nord-ostsee-kanal-ZX4QJ45B6FHBJMYUNI4WBDW2MI.htmlhttps://www.thb.info/rubriken/schiffbau/detail/news/premiere-meyer-kann-auch-kriegsschiffe-bauen.htmlhttps://www.thb.info/fileadmin/_processed_/7/1/csm_35226376_004_35275753_pi_35282910_5d1f04bd44.jpg

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NVL Group Lays Keel for German Navy's First Type 707 Oiler. 16 August 2023. defensemirror.com.
  2. https://www.ostseewelle.de/nachrichten/nachrichtentickermv/Flottentanker-f%C3%BCr-Deutsche-Marine-in-Rostock-ausgedockt-id1122979.html
  3. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/mecklenburg-vorpommern/Warnemuende-Erster-Betriebsstoffversorger-fuer-Marine-ausgedockt,kurzmeldungmv15910.html
  4. Web site: ES&T Redaktion . 2024-04-25 . Zweiter Marinebetriebsstoffversorger auf Kiel gelegt . 2024-04-25 . esut.de . de-DE.
  5. Web site: Ready, Set, Go for New Tanker. 2023-06-29. 2024-05-10.
  6. https://nvl.de/sites/default/files/2024-02/Pressemitteilung_NVl%20group_Brennstart%20des%20zweiten%20Marinebetriebsstoffversorgers.pdf
  7. Pictures from 14 March: https://web.archive.org/web/20240314134149/https://scontent-fra3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/431483503_734461275545963_5752701638670717056_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=CSOuq5DpK5QAX-zgxuQ&_nc_oc=AQk48yK72gXQ0Xqfrp7uJ214GZxg6MSXD3Q_x1tHTwRYwTuGVX-Z-JW4PW9r3JfY8tM&_nc_ht=scontent-fra3-2.xx&oh=00_AfC3hpDMejYTpQ2fbn7CzjUwYr1cWva1sI8uzYH9Cx2hmw&oe=65F89798 https://web.archive.org/web/20240314134213/https://scontent-fra3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/432369223_1575687623252940_8709751133666885376_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=YrgN8c3flRgAX8JdlO2&_nc_ht=scontent-fra3-2.xx&oh=00_AfDmdyaEhWWpCN1K0xCRMd1GnRbL-w5Vna09jCi5TPYu1w&oe=65F82FC2 https://scontent-fra3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/431896908_779509864226681_482724710317067324_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=VMuXeJ_O7o8AX8zP25j&_nc_oc=AQlqNEiepqfoD1hGVXEcxkO4qXdFj67vwZf35MY5Trw_qyz7kTDgAr5Bx_Iy9kzyw5Y&_nc_ht=scontent-fra3-1.xx&oh=00_AfC6gQcWzuTCgETCrNajPzw14Kq4iaGzKdlO_g-fa28BcQ&oe=65F8767A
  8. Web site: Marine allemande | Mer et Marine .
  9. Web site: Ready, Set, Go for New Tanker. 2023-06-29.
  10. Web site: MARINETANKER AUF KIEL GELEGT. 2023-08-08. 2024-05-10. german.
  11. Web site: Marinebetriebsstoffversorger Klasse 707: Baubeginn . 29 February 2024 .
  12. Web site: Presseportal - aktuelle Pressemitteilungen | NVL .
  13. Web site: Auf Den Punkt Auf Kiel Gelegt. 2024-04-25. 2024-05-10. german.

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