Fehmarn-class tug

Fehmarn in Eckernförde (2022)
Class overview
Name	Helgoland class
Operators	German Navy
In commission	1966–2022
Completed	2
Retired	2
General characteristics
Type	Salvage tug
Displacement	1,310  t (1,289 long tons)
Length	68 m (223 ft 1 in)
Beam	12.7 m (41 ft 8 in)
Draft	4.4 m (14 ft 5 in)
Speed	16.6 knots (30.7 km/h; 19.1 mph)
Range	6,000  nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi)
Complement	45

The Type 720 Helgoland-class tugs are large seagoing salvage tugs used by the German Navy. After the decommissioning of Helgoland, the class is now referred to as the Fehmarn class in the German Navy. As with other auxiliary ship classes in Germany, these tugboats are crewed by civilians. ^[1] The ships are named after the German islands Helgoland (Heligoland) and Fehmarn.

List of ships

Pennant number	Name	Type/ Upgrade	Call sign	Commissioned	Decommissioned	Base/fate
A1457	Helgoland	720A	DRLE	March 8, 1966	December 19, 1997	Sold to Uruguayan Navy as ROU 22 Oyarvide [2]
A1458	Fehmarn	720B	DRLF	February 1, 1967	Out of active service end 2022	Kiel

References

1. "Bergungsschlepper FEHMARN-Klasse (720)" (in German). German Navy. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.
2. "ROU 22 Oyarvide" (in Spanish). Armada Nacional. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.