Designed by the Entwickelingsburö Poseidon Kiel GmbH and to be built by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG (HDW) for the German navy to be used as a control ship for a force consisting of fast missile boats and helicopters. When the German navy was not more interested lacking a need for such a ship was the intention to sell the design abroad especially to the Greek navy for her fast missile boats. Greece planned to purchase 10 French built La Combattante-III class missile boats in the second half of the 1970s. In fact the Greek navy acquired from the West-German navy on 6 July 1986 the depot ship Weser and renamed as Aegeon (D-03)she served until 1982. (1)
Displacement was to be 1,075 tons. The armament was to consist of 4x2 Exocet missile launchers, 2-7.6cm/3” OTO Melara guns and 2-2cm Rheinmetall guns. The propulsion was a Codeleg type with 2x22,000 hp gas turbines an 2-3 pahse Siemens 1,350 kW electric motors and 2x19,250 kW turbo-generators allowing a maximum speed of 40 knots and a range of 2,500 nautical miles/18knots. Endurance 5 days at sea. Crew numbered 62 men (including 8 officers).
Note
1. Part of the Rhein-class tenders, laid down as the Weser (A62) by the Elsflether Werft on 1 August 1959, launched on 11 June 1960, commissioned on 14 July 1962, decommissioned on 25 July 1972. Displacement 2,370 tons and originally armed with 2x1-10cm cal 45 guns, 4x1-4cm cal 70 guns and 2 depth charge racks. Served in the Greek navy as frigate and as mother ship for motor torpedo boats and guided missile boats.
Sources
Jane’s Fighting Ships
Marine Rundschau
Brassey’s Naval Annuals
Combat Fleets of the World 1947-1982
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