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Type 707 tanker
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The Type 707 tankers are a series of replenishment oilers under construction for the German Navy to provide underway replenishment for its ships at sea. Procurement of two vessels was announced in July 2019, with delivery intended in 2025 to replace the Rhön-class tankers which are scheduled to be retired that same year.[2]
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Background
The Rhön-class tankers required a replacement due to environmental concerns and their reliability decreasing due to the age of the fleet (in service since 1977).[6] The procurement project was decided in July 2019, with the intend back then to enter service in 2024.[7]
With this purchase, the German Navy will be equipped with 3 Berlin-class replenishment ships and 2 Type 707-class tankers.[7]
Tender
The tender process started in 2019. The German Navy provided their requirements for this class. The following table compares it to the Rhön-class tankers:[6]
| Parameters | Rhön-class tankers
(Type 704) |
Planned Type 707 |
| Requirements | ||
| Fuel capacity | 11,500 t (25,400,000 lb) | > 15,000 t (33,000,000 lb) |
| Containers | 2 | 20 |
| Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h) | 20 kn (37 km/h) |
| Complement | 42 | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Displacement | 20,000 t (44,000,000 lb) | > 20,000 t (44,000,000 lb) |
| Length | 130 m (426 ft 6 in) | ~ 170 m (557 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 19 m (62 ft 4 in) | ~ 24 m (78 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 8 m (26 ft 3 in) | ~ 8 m (26 ft 3 in) |
| Other parameters | ||
| Hull type | — | Double hull |
| Lifespan | 2024 | Beyond the 2050s |
Selection
The competition saw five German shipyards competing for the contract, among which four shipyards are known:[8]
- Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (Flensburg)
- German Naval Yards (Kiel)
- MV Werften (Wismar, Stralsund, Rostock-Warnemünde)
- NVL Group (Bremen-Vegesack)
MV Werften and NVL Group were pre-selected as of April 2021, but the €550 million budget limit was not sufficient, and the bids of the two finalists were still €300 million above the target.[8]
The 23 June 2021, the budget committee approved the project for the Type 707 tanker, and the contract was later on signed with the NVL Group.[6] The budget is above €900 million for the two ships.[1]
Construction
The NVL Group is the general contractor of the project and it collaborates with the Meyer Neptun Group for the construction of the ships.[9] Two subsidiaries of the Meyer Neptun Group constructed the ships:[10][11]
- The Neptun Werft shipyard in Warnemünde manufactured the entire hull of the first ship, and front part of the hull of the second ship.
- The Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg manufactured the superstructure of the two ships, and the rear part of the hull of the second ship due to a lack of production capacity by Neptun Werft.
Among the other main subcontractors are the Stahlbau Nord shipyard in Bremerhaven which built some sections of the ships.[12][13]
First ship
The construction started the 29 June 2023 at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg with
the cutting of the first steel plate.[14] The keel was laid the 8 August 2023 at the Neptun Werft shipyard in Warnemünde.[15]
Second ship
The construction started the 29 February 2024 at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg with the cutting of the first steel plate.[10][16][17] The keel was laid the 25 April 2024 at the Neptun Werft shipyard in Warnemünde.[18]
The front part of the hull was transferred to the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg in March 2025.[11]
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