BERLIN
- FRANCE - 1674
This Brandenburg frigate was named after the former capital
of Germany as long ago as 1674. It is known that this vessel
was built in Holland and resembled a galleon. There are also
records of a few naval skirmishes: at the end of 1676 the
"BERLIN" captured the Swedish schooner "Maria"
and 1675 overpowered the French frigate "Royal De Dunkerque".
Berlin is the largest vessels of the German Navy where this
type of ship is called Einsatzgruppenversorger which can be
translated as task force supplier though the official translation
in English is combat support ship, or in military parlance,
a oiler. They are intended to support German naval units away
from their home ports. The ships carry fuel, provisions, ammunition
and other material and also provide medical services. The
ships are named after large German cities.
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