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Wangerooge class tug

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Name
  
Wangerooge

In service
  
1968-present

Completed
  
5

Operators
  
German Navy

In commission
  
1968-1971

Active
  
2

Wangerooge-class tug

The Type 722 Wangerooge class seagoing tugboats are used for rescue and salvage operation by the German Navy. They are also used for towing targets and retrieving training torpedoes. Survival training for aircraft crews are also carried out with them.

The ships are named after East Frisian Islands.

References

Wangerooge-class tug Wikipedia