German ship Mosel (A512)

History
Mosel on 30 August 2013
Germany
Name	Mosel
Namesake	Mosel
Builder	Bremer Vulkan
Launched	April 1993
Commissioned	1 July 1993
Homeport	Kiel
Identification	MMSI number: 211211490 Callsign: DRHK Pennant number: A512
Status	Active
General characteristics
Type	Elbe-class replenishment ship
Displacement	3,586 tonnes
Length	100.55 m (329 ft 11 in)
Beam	15.40 m (50 ft 6 in)
Draft	4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Propulsion	1 × Deutz-MWM SBV diesel engines 2,562 kW, Bow thruster
Speed	15 knots (28 km/h)
Range	2,600 nmi (4,800 km)
Capacity	24 standard 6.2 m containers (maximum) Supplies: 700 m³ fuel 60 m³ aviation (helicopter) fuel 280 m³ fresh water 160 tonnes ammunition 40 tonnes supplies Disposal: 5 tonnes solid waste 180 m³ waste water 32 m³ waste oil
Complement	40 (standard) + >38 (repair party, passengers, squadron staff)
Armament	2 × Fliegerfaust 2 surface-to-air missile stands (MANPADS) 2 × Rheinmetall Rh202 20 mm autocannon; being replaced by 2 × MLG-27 27 mm remote controlled autocannons
Aviation facilities	Helipad

Mosel (A512) is the second ship of the Elbe-class replenishment ships of the German Navy.

Development

The Elbe-class replenishment ships are also known tenders of the German Navy. In German, this type of ship is called Versorgungsschiffe which can be translated as "supply ship" though the official translation in English is "replenishment ship".

They are intended to support German naval units away from their home ports. The ships carry fuel, provisions, ammunition and other matériel and also provide medical services. The ships are named after German rivers where German parliaments were placed.