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In 2012, the ship was sent to Canada ahead of that nation's procurement of future replenishment ships. This was an attempt to draw
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1213:"Keine Verzögerung durch iMERZ"
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1165:(in German). 12 February 2018
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1219:(in German). Archived from
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993:Sharpe 1996
759:UNITAS Gold
694:Krügerwerft
666:UNITAS Gold
495:double hull
455:German Navy
364:German Navy
340:flight deck
327:helicopters
295:autocannons
138:MMSI number
113:27 May 2002
1560:2001 ships
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1253:5 February
1248:Naval News
1048:2020-09-17
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785:Aegean Sea
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546:12V 32/40
544:MAN Diesel
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232:MAN Diesel
225:Propulsion
33:Portsmouth
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1191:8 January
1169:8 January
1117:8 January
1091:8 January
1022:8 January
873:Citations
839:In 2024,
752:USS
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659:USS
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487:long tons
414:Knurrhahn
292:MLG 27 mm
277:Endurance
240:kilowatts
238:, 10,555
194:long tons
142:211211760
1511:(Canada)
1500:Lüneburg
1111:CBC News
895:Archived
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485:(9,955
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280:45 days
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155:: A1412
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45:History
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1143:14 May
901:2 June
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674:Berlin
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572:Berlin
535:Berlin
515:Berlin
483:tonnes
459:Berlin
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451:Berlin
423:German
357:-class
355:Berlin
336:Hangar
201:Length
165:Active
162:Status
149:: DRKB
1509:class
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1461:class
853:Notes
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604:sonar
596:radar
568:knots
564:Deutz
270:knots
265:Speed
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1482:(ex-
1472:(ex-
1434:Bonn
1348:ISBN
1329:ISBN
1310:ISBN
1297:2021
1255:2024
1229:2022
1193:2022
1171:2022
1145:2014
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1024:2022
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319:2 ×
290:4 ×
252:1 ×
230:2 ×
209:Beam
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