- Helgoland class tug
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 "Fehmarn Klasse" in the German Navy. As with other auxiliary ship classes in Germany, these tugboats are manned by a civilian crew. [cite web|url=http://www.marine.de/portal/a/marine/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLNzKOD_RxBMmB2d5mIfqRcNGglFR9X4_83FR9b_0A_YLciHJHR0VFAGR0uE8!/delta/base64xml/L3dJdyEvd0ZNQUFzQUMvNElVRS82XzIzX1FRUQ!!|title="Bergungsschlepper FEHMARN-Klasse (720)"|publisher=German Navy|accessdate=5 August|accessyear=2008|language=German]Characteristics
* Length:68 metres
* Beam: 12.7 m
* Draught: 4.4 m
* Displacement: 1310 tonnes
* Speed: 16.6 knots
* Range: 6000nautical mile s* Complement: 45
List of ships
The ships are named after the "Helgoland" (
Heligoland ) and "Fehmarn ".References
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