Spessart (A1442)
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Spessart entering New York harbour on 13 October 2004
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| Name: | Spessart |
| Owner: | Deutsche Marine |
| Builder: | Kröger, Rendsburg |
| Launched: | 1974 |
| Commissioned: | 5 September 1977 |
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| Class and type: | Rhön-class tanker |
| Displacement: | 14,169 tonnes |
| Speed: | 16 knots (30 km/h) |
| Complement: | 46 |
Spessart (A1442) is a Rhön-class tanker of the German Navy. She was commissioned at Kiel on 5 September 1977.
Spessart was originally built for civilian service by Kröger of Rendsburg in 1974. On 5 September 1977 she was commissioned into the Deutsche Marine, based at Kiel.
On 29 March 2009, as she was taking part in Operation Atalanta, Spessart was attacked by a 7-man pirate boat. 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. The ships HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën, HS Psara, SPS Victoria, USS Boxer and FGS Rheinland-Pfalz intervened and captured the pirates after a few hours of chase.
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