German tanker Spessart
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Spessart (A1442) is the second ship of the Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".s of the German Navy. She was commissioned at Kiel, Germany on 5 September 1977.
Construction and career
Spessart was originally built for civilian service by Kröger of Rendsburg in 1974. On 5 September 1977 she was commissioned into the German Navy, based at Kiel, Germany.[1]
On 29 March 2009, as she was taking part in Operation Atalanta, Spessart was attacked by a 7-man pirate boat.[2][3] In addition to the regular 40-man civilian crew, Spessart carried a 12-man security detail which exchanged small arm fire with the pirates, and repelled the assault.[4] The Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". intervened, along with vessels from several other navies: Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., and Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".. The pirates were captured after a chase lasting a few hours.
Gallery
- Spessart gallery
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Spessart alongside to replenish Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". on 31 July 1980
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Spessart alongside to replenish Lütjens on 31 July 1980
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Spessart entering New York Harbor on 13 October 2004
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Spessart at the deperming range in Wilhelmshaven on 20 January 2016
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Spessart underway on 18 February 2019
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References
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