German auxiliary Bonn

	Bonn returning from her sea trials on 29 August 2013.
History
Germany
Name:	Bonn
Namesake:	Bonn
Builder:	Peene-Werft
Laid down:	16 September 2010
Launched:	27 April 2011
Commissioned:	13 September 2013
Homeport:	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Identification:	MMSI number: 211927000; Callsign: DRKC; Pennant number: A1413;
Status:	Active
General characteristics
Type:	Berlin-class replenishment ship
Displacement:	20,240 tonnes
Length:	173.7 m (569 ft 11 in)
Beam:	24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Height:	17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
Draft:	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	2 × MAN Diesel 12V 32/40 diesel-engines, 5,340 kW (7,160 hp) each; 2 × reduction gears, 2 × controllable pitch four-bladed propellers; 1 × bow thruster; 4 × 1200 kW diesel generators;
Speed:	20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Range:	16,000 km (8,600 nmi; 9,900 mi)
Endurance:	45 days
Complement:	139 (+ 94)
Armament:	4 × MLG 27 mm autocannons; Stinger surface-to-air missile (MANPADS);
Aircraft carried:	2 × Sea King or NH90 helicopters
Aviation facilities:	Hangar and flight deck

Bonn is the third ship of the Berlin-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.

Development

The Berlin-class replenishment ships are the largest vessels of the German Navy.[1] In German, this type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be translated as "task force supplier" though the official translation in English is "combat support ship".

They are intended to support German naval units away from their home ports. The ships carry fuel, provisions, ammunition and other matériel and also provide medical services. The ships are named after German cities where German parliaments were placed.

Construction and career

Bonn's aft on 13 September 2013.

Bonn alongside USS Gravely during BALTOP 2019.

Bonn was laid down on 16 September 2010 and launched on 27 April 2011 at Hamburg, Germany. She was commissioned on 30 September 2013.[2][3]

Bonn participated in BALTOPS 2019 and she came alongside to replenish USS Gravely during the exercise.

References

"Berlin Class Fleet Auxiliary Vessels, Germany". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
"Berlin Class Fleet Auxiliary Vessels". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
"Dritter Einsatzgruppenversorger Klasse 702 ‑ Das Schiff und dessen Weiterentwicklung". 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

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[technology-1] "Berlin Class Fleet Auxiliary Vessels, Germany". naval-technology.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.

[2] "Berlin Class Fleet Auxiliary Vessels". Naval Technology. Retrieved 2020-09-17.

[3] "Dritter Einsatzgruppenversorger Klasse 702 ‑ Das Schiff und dessen Weiterentwicklung". 2012-04-26. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2020-09-17.