Shaledin (ex-GER Luneberg)

The Type 701 Lüneburg-class replenishment ship was a class of eight replenishment ships of the German Navy. Each ship in the class bore the name of a German city that ended in -burg. The ships were not all identical, and they were initially divided into different types such as 701 A and 701 B. Only the Coburg was part of the Type 701 B, as it was able to carry heavy fuel oil (NATO code: F82) in addition to diesel fuel. All units of the Type 701 ships have now been decommissioned. After the service period, which usually lasted around 30 years, they were no longer able to meet the growing demands of the fleet. Today their tasks are partly carried out by the tenders of the Elbe class, but mainly by the task force suppliers (EGV) of the Berlin-class (Type 702).

Originally constructed as the Coburg (A1412) for the West German Navy, the vessel was commissioned in 1968 as part of the Type 701 class of replenishment ships. It underwent a modernization and lengthening program in the mid-1970s to upgrade its capacity to Type 701C standards. Following its decommissioning from German service, the ship was transferred to Egypt in 1997, where it was renamed Shaledin and integrated into the Egyptian Navy's auxiliary fleet.