Barbe-class utility landing craft

L766

Class overview
Operators:	German Navy Hellenic Navy
In service:	1965–
Completed:	22
Active:	2
Laid up:	3
General characteristics
Displacement:	430 tonnes (420 long tons) (full load)
Length:	40 m (131 ft 3 in)
Beam:	8.8 m (28 ft 10 in)
Draft:	2.1 m (6 ft 11 in)
Propulsion:	750 kW
Speed:	11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Capacity:	Up to 150 tonnes (150 long tons)
Complement:	17
Armament:	1 or 2 × Rheinmetall MK 20 Rh 202 20 mm (0.79 in) autocannon Mine laying capability

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Schlei at the Kiel Week in 2007.

The Type 520 Barbe class utility landing craft are small units of the German Navy used for landing or transporting troops, supply, equipment and also for coastal mine laying.

Both remaining boats in service are currently part of the SEK-M the naval special forces of Germany, however the navy plans to procure an entire new class of landing craft.

They are the only boats in the German Navy commanded by Chief Petty Officers.

List of ships

Pennant number	Name	Type (last upgrade)	Call sign	Com- missioned	Decom- missioned	Fate
L788	Butt	520C		May 7, 1965	December 4, 1992	scrapped(?)
L789	Brasse	520C		May 7, 1965	April 16, 1992	scrapped(?)
L790	Barbe	520A		January 10, 1966	September 29, 1991	to Hellenic Navy
L791	Delphin	520B		January 10, 1966	September 29, 1991	to Hellenic Navy
L760	Flunder	520D	DRIE	February 22, 1966	?	decommissioned
L761	Karpfen	520A		February 2, 1966	January 30, 1992	scrapped(?)
L762	Lachs	520A	DRIG	March 24, 1966		in service
L763	Plötze	520A	DRIH	March 24, 1966	?	decommissioned
L764	Rochen	520A		April 26, 1966	February 7, 1992	to Hellenic Navy
L792	Dorsch	520A		June 24, 1966	September 29, 1991	to Hellenic Navy
L793	Felchen	520A		June 23, 1966	October 25, 1991	to Hellenic Navy
L794	Forelle	520A		June 7, 1966	November 1, 1991	to Hellenic Navy
L765	Schlei	520B	DRIM	July 26, 1966		in service
L766	Stör	520A		July 26, 1966	September 16, 1992	scrapped(?)
L767	Tümmler	520A		June 26, 1966	September 16, 1992	scrapped(?)
L768	Wels	520A		June 27, 1966	December 11, 1992	scrapped(?)
L769	Zander	520A	DRIQ	August 26, 1966	?	decommissioned
L795	Inger	520A		August 16, 1966	September 9, 1991	to Hellenic Navy
L796	Makrele	520A		September 16, 1966	November 8, 1991	to Hellenic Navy
L797	Muräne	520A		September 16, 1966	February 14, 1992	to Hellenic Navy
L798	Renke	520A		October 26, 1966	October 1, 1988	to Hellenic Navy
L799	Salm	520A		October 26, 1966	October 1, 1988	to Hellenic Navy

The ships are named after fish, with the exception of Delphin and Tümmler (toothed whales):

Barbe (barbel), Brasse (bream), Butt (flounder), Dorsch (cod), Felchen (whitefish/Coregonus wartmanni), Forelle (trout), Karpfen (carp), Lachs (salmon), Makrele (mackerel), Rochen (stingray), Salm (salmon), Schlei (tench), Stör (sturgeon), Wels (catfish), and Zander (zander).

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