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OSTE (A-52) class

Country of Origin: Germany

 3 OSTE-class INTELLIGENCE-COLLECTION SHIPS (AGI) (Type 423 design)

 Name       Pendant      Launched         Commissioned      Status
 ALSTER     A-50         Nov. 3, 1988     Oct. 5, 1989      Active
 OSTE       A-52         May 5, 1987      June 30, 1988     Active
 OKER       A-53         Sept. 24, 1987   Nov. 10, 1988     Active

Officially referred to by the German navy as "fleet support vessels," these intelligence-collection ships operate primarily in the Baltic Sea.

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