GORCH FOCK (A-60) class

 1 GORCH FOCK-class SAIL TRAINING SHIP (AXS)

 Name          Pendant   Launched         Commissioned    Status

 GORCH FOCK    A-60      Aug. 23, 1958    Dec. 17, 1958   Active

The training ship, a version of the Horst Wessel type, has traveled as far as 296 nautical miles in one day. The ship carries 350 tons of permanent ballast.

There was still another major refit at Elsfleth-Werft in 2000/2001, including the modernization of the electric distribution system.

The training...