German auxiliary Oste
German naval vessel
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Oste (A 52) is a fleet service ship of the Germany Navy in the Oste class.[3] It is named after the river Oste which flows throughout northern Lower Saxony.
Oste in Eckernförde, June 2017. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 Germany | |
| Name | Oste |
| Namesake | River Oste |
| Builder | Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, Flensburg |
| Launched | 30 June 1988[1] |
| Commissioned | 30 July 1988 |
| Home port | Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein |
| Identification |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Oste-class fleet service ship |
| Displacement | 3,200 tonnes |
| Length | 83.5 m (274 ft) |
| Beam | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Draft | 4.2–6.4 m (14–21 ft) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel engines, 3,300 kW (4,400 hp) each |
| Speed | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
| Range | More than 5,000 nautical miles (9,300 km) |
| Complement | 48 + up to 39 mission specialists[2] |
| Sensors & processing systems | ELINT/COMINT sensors |
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.[4][5]
