German tanker Spessart

	Spessart replenishes USS Vicksburg on 10 May 2015.
History
Germany
Name	Spessart
Namesake	Spessart
Owner	Deutsche Marine
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany
Builder	Kröger, Rendsburg
Launched	13 February 1975
Acquired	1976
Commissioned	5 September 1977
Renamed	Okapi
Homeport	Kiel, Germany
Identification	IMO number: 7362079; MMSI number: 211211850; Callsign: DRKN; Pennant number: A1442;
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Rhön-class tanker
Tonnage	6,103 GRT; 10,800 DWT;
Displacement	14,396 t (14,169 long tons)
Length	130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)
Beam	19.3 m (63 ft 4 in)
Draught	8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Installed power	1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine; 5,880 kW (7,890 hp);
Propulsion	1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	3,250 nmi (6,020 km; 3,740 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity	11,000 m3 (390,000 cu ft) (fuel); 400 m3 (14,000 cu ft) (water);
Complement	42 (civilian)

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.

History
Spessart replenishes USS Vicksburg on 10 May 2015.
Germany
Name	Spessart
Namesake	Spessart
Owner	Deutsche Marine
Port of registry	Hamburg, Germany
Builder	Kröger, Rendsburg
Launched	13 February 1975
Acquired	1976
Commissioned	5 September 1977
Renamed	Okapi
Homeport	Kiel, Germany
Identification	IMO number: 7362079 MMSI number: 211211850 Callsign: DRKN Pennant number: A1442
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Rhön-class tanker
Tonnage	6,103 GRT 10,800 DWT
Displacement	14,396 t (14,169 long tons)
Length	130.2 m (427 ft 2 in)
Beam	19.3 m (63 ft 4 in)
Draught	8.7 m (28 ft 7 in)
Installed power	1 MaK 12-cylinder diesel engine 5,880 kW (7,890 hp)
Propulsion	1 shaft, controllable pitch propeller
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph)
Range	3,250 nmi (6,020 km; 3,740 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity	11,000 m³ (390,000 cu ft) (fuel) 400 m³ (14,000 cu ft) (water)
Complement	42 (civilian)