Westerwald class transport ship
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The Westerwald class transport ships are used by the German Navy
German Navy
The German Navy is the navy of Germany and is part of the unified Bundeswehr .The German Navy traces its roots back to the Imperial Fleet of the revolutionary era of 1848 – 52 and more directly to the Prussian Navy, which later evolved into the Northern German Federal Navy...
to carry ammunition
Ammunition
Ammunition is a generic term derived from the French language la munition which embraced all material used for war , but which in time came to refer specifically to gunpowder and artillery. The collective term for all types of ammunition is munitions...
and other matériel
Materiel
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Ships
| Pennant number Pennant number In the modern Royal Navy, and other navies of Europe and the Commonwealth, ships are identified by pennant numbers... |
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Commissioned | Decommissioned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1435 | Westerwald | DRKT | 2 February 1967 | |
| A1436 | Odenwald | 23 March 1967 | 2 February 2002 |