Hiev-class crane ship
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 Griep | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hiev class |
| Builders | Rheinwerft Walsum |
| Operators |  German Navy |
| Cost | DM 4.3 million |
| Built | 1960-1963 |
| In commission | 1962-present |
| Planned | 2 |
| Completed | 2 |
| Active | 1 |
| Retired | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Crane vessel |
| Displacement | 1,837 long tons (1,866 t) |
| Length | 52.49 m (172 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 21.69 m (71 ft 2 in) |
| Draft | 3.02 m (9 ft 11 in) |
| Propulsion | 3 × MWM Diesel motors, 3 × shafts, 1,326 kW (1,778 hp) |
| Speed | 6 knots (11 km/h) |
| Complement | 6-12 crew |
The Type 711 Hiev-class crane ship was a class of floating cranes built for the Marinearsenal of the German Navy in Kiel and Wilhelmshaven
Both cranes were built from 24 November 1960 for DM 4.3 million each under construction numbers 983 (Hiev) and 984 (Griep) at the Rheinwerft in Duisburg-Walsum and, after completion, relocated to their home ports via the inland waterways. The ship names are related to the task of the floating cranes and come from Low German: Hiev stands for “to lift” and Griep for “to grab”.