June 2008. The Kiel. Photo by E. Kuga.

Country: Germany.
Class, [Type]: Gorch Fock, [AXT].
Homeport: Kiel.

Callsign: DRAX (     )

Builder: Blohm + Voss, Hamburg, Germany.
Launch date: 23 August 1958.
Commission date: 17 December 1958.

Displacement ( tons ): 1760  full load.
Dimensions ( metres ): 81,2 x 12 x 5,2.
Main machinery: 1 x Deutz-MWM SBV 6 M 628 diesel ( 1660 hp ).
Speed ( knots ): 13,7.
Complement: 66 ( 10 officers ) + 70 cadets.