A steel-cutting ceremony held on June 29 in Papenburg marked the official start of construction for the first of two Type 707 replenishment tankers for the German Navy. These vessels, set to launch in early 2025, will replace the existing Rhön-class units and are being constructed through a collaboration between the NVL Group, based in Bremen, and the Meyer Werft shipyard.

German industry begins construction of the first Type 707 tanker

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A steel-cutting ceremony held on June 29 in Papenburg marked the official start of construction for the first of two Type 707 replenishment tankers for the German Navy.

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